Me: I'm BAAAACCCCKK! Here's another chapter of A Party to Remember! Sorry it wasn't up earlier.

Naruto: She has been busy setting stuff up and she couldn't use her laptop because her charger kinda melted. Plus the dog got out and it took like twenty minutes to get the dumb mutt back.

Me: Exactly! So it's not my fault! *nods*

Sasuke: Yeah, neither is your procrastination.

Me: *freezes*… asshole. Why don't you jump off a bridge?

Sasuke: Cause I don't want to.

Me: *wicked idea pops into head* I have a better idea. Muwahahahahahaha! *writes Sasuke running, butt-naked, from fan-girls* They catch you b-t-dubs.

Sasuke: That's just on pap- *stampede of girls break down the door* 0.0" Shit!

Naruto: -.-" You're so cruel…

Me: Hahahahahahaha! I realize this. Hahahahaha! I told you I would get you back!

Naruto: Kimpsee doesn't own Naruto or its characters, which belong to Masashi Kishimoto. The plot belongs to vanillepiphany97.

Sasuke woke up tired but determined. Today he had to convince his lover that he wasn't cheating, and was merely pretending to get in his parents' good sides. Those girls meant nothing even though he was flirting, and touching them.

Yeah… This'll go well.

Sighing, Sasuke rolled over and sat up on the edge of his bed. He wasn't looking forward to the argument that was bound to happen. What if he screwed up? What if Naruto didn't want to talk to him? What if Naruto wanted to break up? What if-

He dug the heel of his hand into his eye, hoping to scrub away those evil thoughts. The raven was going to make this better, even if it kills him (which it might, considering it's Naruto we're talking about).

Knowing that sitting here and thinking about it all day wouldn't do anything, Sasuke got his sorry ass up, and took a shower. The hot water felt good on his skin, washing away stress and making him ready to face the new day. After his shower he got dressed in a pair of grey sweatpants and a black muscle shirt. He put on his shoes and walked over the Naruto's apartment.

Once he got there, he hesitated and ran a hand through his hair. He was, dare he say, nervous. The blonde was his everything and if he said even one word wrong it would be all over. It took him a minute or two, but he manned up and knocked on the door. Sasuke stood for a moment before the door opened, revealing a puffy-eyed and sniffling Naruto.

His gut twisted and turned once he saw this. He didn't know it would hurt his lover this deeply, but he guessed he should've expected it. Everything he wanted to say flew right out of his head, and he was left there with nothing to say. Luckily for him, Naruto always liked to talk.

"Well? What do you want?" He glared at the frozen man in front of him.

"I, uh, came to talk. About yesterday," he started uncertainly. "I wanted to clear some things up."

Naruto moved to stand right in front of his door, and shut it. He crossed his arms over his chest and stood strong. "Then speak."

And speak he did. "Those girls yesterday were just for show. I don't have any feelings for them, only for you. My parents force me to act interested because I didn't want them to find out about you and me." Sasuke took a breath to talk more but the blonde beat him to the punch.

"And what's wrong with them finding out about us?"

"Today? Nothing, now they know. Hell, everyone in the entire village probably knows by now. I did yell it in front of God and everybody." He ran his hand through his hair again. "But before, I didn't want them to judge you. Being gay isn't the most likable aspect out there, and I didn't want them to have any more reason to hate you."

The blonde looked thoughtful, as if he was considering the honesty in his statement. "Then why did it take this long for you to be able to tell them?"

For this, the Uchiha couldn't answer. He didn't know why he waited. Maybe it was because he was scared. That his father would look down on them. On him.

"Okay, I don't know that one. But this isn't all on me," Sasuke tried to even the field, instead of taking all the blame. "Jiraiya didn't know either. You couldn't tell him like I couldn't tell my parents."

Wrong move. Naruto bristled, eyes turning steely with rising anger. "I wasn't the one trying to sleep with twenty different women. Probably more."

"I already told you," he yelled, frustrated. "I don't care about them! I don't even know their names."

"That's even worse!" Was the yelled reply. "You were flirting with people you didn't even know! How am I supposed to take that?" His hand covered his heart, the other flew to his side.

The raven ground his teeth together. "It's not like I wanted to," he hissed. "Women disgust me. People in general disgust me."

"You're not making any sense. If they disgust you so much, why be around them?" The blonde turned around and made a move to go into his apartment. "I want you to leave, and come talk to me when your head's not running in circles."

With that, he entered his apartment and slammed the door in Sasuke's face. Said Uchiha huffed and stomped away. He was too enraged to notice the soft thump on the other side of the door, or the pair of seafoam green eyes watching him.

On the other side, was Naruto breathing in and out, trying to calm himself down. He let his head fall on the door, and just stood there. His heart broke every time he saw Sasuke because he just didn't know. He was honestly trying to believe his lover, but this has been going on behind his back for, what four, almost five years? Maybe longer?

The blonde decided he shouldn't dwell on it for too long, and that he should get out of the house. A nice walk, a few bowls of ramen, and a chill session with Kiba would make him feel better. So he gathered a white t-shirt with an orange spiral in the center and a pair of khaki shorts, and threw them on his bed. He took a fifteen minute shower, and was on his way.

Already feeling better, he stopped by Ichiraku's first. Greeting Ayame and Teuchi, he waited for his usual. The smell of ramen intoxicated him, making him drool and fidget in his seat. He couldn't wait for his little bowl of heaven, and after a few minutes it came. Slurping it down, he ordered seconds, then thirds.

Sighing contently, he paid, waved goodbye and began his walk over to Kiba's house. Naruto laced his fingers behind his head and was totally relaxed. He completely forgot about why he was upset in the first place. That is until a familiar voice rung through his hears.

"Naruto!"

The blonde mentally groaned and turned to face the owner of the squeaky voice. "Sakura-chan." He kept the suffix mainly out of habit. He never liked Sakura, it was just a cover up to hide his feelings from Sasuke.

"Hey! Long time no see, right?" She stopped in front of him with a smile on her face. "It's good to see you."

Grinning brightly, he replied, "I know! Seeing you makes me all warm and fuzzy inside."

"Oh shut up. Can I walk with you? I need to talk to you about something." At that Naruto dropped his arms to his sides, and prepared himself for another talk. All he wanted to do was relax.

"Sure. Let's go sit in the park."

Together, they walked to an empty bench, away from prying eyes and ears. A couple minutes of silence passed before Naruto shifted and scratched the back of his head.

"What did you wanna talk about Sakura-chan?"

"I heard about what happened at the party yesterday." She felt Naruto stiffen, waiting for rejection or words of hate. "I'm okay with you being gay. It just came as a shock."

Naruto relaxed against the back of the bench. "I wouldn't say I'm gay per se. I don't care if you're a girl or a boy, it's your personality that matters."

"Oh," the pinkette said, a bit shocked. "That makes sense, you never judged someone by what looked like anyway," she said, her smile returning to her lips.

Releasing a soft sigh of relief, he asked "So what were you saying about the party?"

"I just wanted to say that Sasuke-kun shouldn't have kept your relationship a secret. I know I wouldn't." Her suddenly serious tone set the blonde on edge. He didn't like where this was going. "I mean if I loved them that much, I would want the world to know, regardless of who would disapprove."

Naruto just stared at her. Who was she trying to convince? Nervously, he smiled and tried to make his voice sound clear. "Who would want to keep you a secret Sakura-chan?"

"It's not me that I'm worried about." The pinkette turned to look straight into those sapphire eyes. "I'm worried about you Naruto. If you date me, you wouldn't have to worry about anything. I wouldn't keep our relationship a secret."

The thud! you heard was a jaw hitting the ground. The blonde stared at her in awe. She was hitting on him, telling him that he would be better off without Sasuke. Maybe the last part of that sentence could be true right now, but Naruto refused to listen to her.

"I don't know what you're talking about Sakura-chan," he started apprehensively. "But I do love Sasuke; we've just hit a bump in the road. We'll fix it."

"But Naruto," she said moving towards him, "I love you. I won't hurt you like Sasuke did." He noticed she dropped the suffix, making him believe she was dead serious on this.

"S-Sakura-chan!" The blonde yelped as she straddled his lap. He tried to push her off, but she held his arms with that inhuman strength she possessed. "What are you doing?! Get o-off!"

"Shh Naruto-kun. I want you to love me too." She leaned down, her breath ghosting over his lips. That's when he freaked out.

Violently, he bucked his hips, pushing the pinkette off of him. Once she was off, he ran as fast as he could to get away from her. She just stood up and dusted her clothing angrily. Dammit! She thought, I was so close! I was hoping to use him to get Sasuke-kun, but I guess that won't happen. At least he knows I'm willing.

At the same time, Naruto was soaring, having run all the way out of the village, not even feeling his feet hit the hard wood of the branches. He couldn't believe what Sakura just pulled. Isn't she in love with Sasuke anyway? Why would she go through the trouble of making moves on me? The blonde just wanted to be alone now. He was too confused to think about anything, and everyone was going to want to come and talk to him now. At least that part of what Sasuke said was true.

Eventually he found a cave a ways away from the village. He figured he could stay until he calmed down. The blonde went and sat in the farthest corner away from the cave entrance. Noticing the sun setting over the mountains, he realized how tired he was. Not two minutes later, sleep's sweet caress flooded his senses and he could no longer keep his eyes open. Before he fell into the abyss he made a note to go apologize to Kiba for missing their chill time.

Naruto found himself in small field surrounded by trees, creating an enclosure. Several rocks were jutting out of the ground, and bushes were scattered throughout the area. The leaves of the trees and the grass were a vibrant green, showing that it was Spring. Patches of flowers of many different colors could be found and a dew, making the enclosure smell like a sweet nectar. The sky a dull grey, as if it was tired of being blue and exposed for everyone to see.

On the rocks were figures shrouded in shadow. They all had same style of hair, natural blonde spikes sticking out all around their heads. Sapphire eyes stared back at Naruto, each filled with a unique emotion. Determination, fear, superiority, joy, hatred; all emotions on the spectrum could be seen.

Each wore the same outfit as well. An orange jacket, with black spread across the top half and the sleeves. A red spiral patch on the back and left sleeve, and a fishnet undershirt. Sandal-clad feet and orange sweatpants covered their legs.

Naruto walked to the middle of the clearing, crystal orbs following his movements. He stood strong, not at all perturbed by the stares and glares. This happened every time he closed his eyes, they were what made him who he was, and gave him the strength to move forward in life. They were a part of him, as he was them.

"What is it this time?" Annoyance demanded. He wasn't happy with the emotional chaos Naruto was currently going through. But when was he ever happy?

"He's just going through a rough patch. He's strong; he can make it through anything." Confidence spoke, doing his job.

"Does it have something to do with Sasuke?" inquired Curiousity.

"Yes," sniffed Heartbreak. He was the one that was felt the most after all.

"Tsk. Of course it does. I knew we should've left the bastard to that snake asshole, he would've dealt with him easily."

"Quiet Rage! Can't you see Naruto is upset enough as it is without you talking about his lover dying," Caring scolded. "He's going through tough times, leave him alone."

They continued bickering and arguing as though the Uzumaki wasn't there at all. He didn't mind though, it was calming to let his emotions do all the talking. Literally. He felt relaxed in his head, after he had his freak out the first couple of times he was here. That was right after Sasuke left. The blonde never told anyone for fear they would deem him insane and lock him up. It would be more reason to do so.

Behind him, Understanding walked up and placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Would you like to talk about it?" He got a nod in response. "Alright, let me get their attention." The embodied emotion turned towards his bickering brothers. "Would you please. Shut. The hell. UP!" He bellowed, and immediately everyone did as he said. All of them sat in a circle around the original and allowed him to speak.

"I saw Sasuke ch-cheating on me at the annual garden p-party. He told me not to come, but I followed a-and found out wh-why he didn't want me to come." The blonde didn't want to go into details, besides they probably got the gist of it. He was already getting misty eyed from saying just that much.

"I knew he was a bastard! Why doesn't anyone ever listen to me?!" Rage went on a rampage through the field, stomping on flowers, punching trees, et cetera. Everyone, used to the behavior, stayed in the circle as Caring comforted Naruto.

"He k-kept saying the s-same thing over and over again. I told him to come back when his words weren't so conf-fusing." He kept hiccupping as he tried to breathe. "T-then Sakura-chan tried to convince me to b-break up with Sasuke. She started touching me a-and she almost k-kissed me! What was I supposed to do?! Cheat too?!"

In the back they heard a "Bitch!" courtesy of Rage. "I wonder why she would do that," Curiosity inquired. He lifted his hand to rub against his chin in and looked down at the grass as if it had all the answers. "I would really like to know. I mean, wasn't she obsessed with Sasuke, not Naruto? And the way she was so forceful. It's truly confu-"

"Jesus! Just shut up! You're giving me a headache." Annoyance gave his two cents and went to a quieter space in the clearing. They were going to tell him the plan anyway, so why not get away from the arguing before it started?

"M-aybe we c-could t-alk to Sakura-chan ab-bout this?" Shyness asked hesitantly.

"That wouldn't work right now," Caring spoke softly. "Naruto is too distraught to do anything with Sasuke or Sakura-chan at the moment." He looked down sadly at the sniffling blonde.

Each emotion looked at the original with looks of pity (except Rage and Annoyance of course). He was bawling into Caring's shirt, as said capacity was running his fingers through the golden locks. Everyone else began thinking of ways to figure out a solution quickly, trying to ignore the sobs. A particularly loud whine sent the rest of the emotions into a panic.

Shyness ran to the nearest tree and hid behind it. Curiosity began mumbling questions and pulling at his hair. Heartbreak broke down screaming and wailing like a lost little kid who couldn't find his mother. Annoyance and Rage started an arguing match yelling curses and threats at the top of their lungs.

Understanding just sighed. All the emotions were in chaos and he was the only one rationally thinking. It happened every time Naruto was emotionally upset; that was the reason they could get Sasuke back from Orochimaru. His emotions were so strong that they literally increased his physical strength.

But now, he was just at a loss. He was starting to feel the side effects of Naruto and that wasn't good. Shaking his head to clear it, he was thinking of a plan to get Sasuke to explain himself quickly and effectively, but nothing the feeling thought of would work with the Uzumaki so broken like this. Unfortunately he saw heartbreak like this coming. Too many hurtful words and painful acts stack up after a while and eventually they need release. This was that release.

"I have an idea."

Everything stopped. Nobody moved, nobody blinked, nobody even breathed. That sinister voice cut through the enclosure like a hot knife through butter. It was the only emotion that was stronger than Rage, smarter than Understanding, and more calculating than Curiosity. The emotion that no one wanted to bring out even on their worst days, but resorted to when they were at the lowest of the low.

Absolute Contempt.

Walking into the light was an abomination. Pale skin, almost sickly so, and dull blonde hair as greasy as the snake-man himself were the first things noticed. Instead of clear blue orbs, red ones with a fire roaring behind them stared back at the frozen emotions. The lines across each cheek were thicker and darkened, making him seem even more menacing. A cigarette was lit and in between his teeth, which were stained a nasty yellow. He inhaled the poisonous smoke and created a cloud as he breathed out, making everyone scrunch their faces in disgust.

The physically weaker emotions gulped as they huddled together and around Caring and Naruto. Rage and Annoyance stood in front of him, their bodies blocking them from Contempt's wicked gaze. Caring held the blonde closer to his body as a sign of safety and ease.

"And what is this plan?" Understanding asked suspiciously as he stood up and in front of the group.

"Why don't we just make our own village. Temporarily of course." The three emotions just narrowed their eyes. "Don't look at me like that," he snarled. "It'll give the runt a place to calm down, and he'll be surrounded by people who care about him."

Understanding thought about it; Contempt had a point. A place away from the village, where only Naruto and his emotions could live in peace for a while. It sounded like a really good idea, but where it came from kept the emotion on edge.

"Alright." Eyes widened at what was just said. "We'll create a settlement, just for Naruto. But we'll be doing it for Naruto, not for us." Rage yanked his arm, and made him his spin to see a pissed face.

"Are you insane?" He hissed. "This guy screams nothing but trouble and you fucking agree with him?!"

Understanding just jerked his arm back. "Look," he spit back, narrowing his eyes, "I can't think of anything with all of you freaking out like this. His idea is really good, quick, and easy. We'll just have to keep an eye on him, okay?"

Both Rage and Annoyance just glared back in apprehension. The rational capacity sighed and turned to face the impatient Contempt. He nodded as a signal to go on and explain this plan he had. The grin he got in return sent shivers down the others' spines.

"This is what we'll do…"

Naruto woke up, slightly disturbed. Not because of the plan itself, but the fact that he had to interact with Contempt for so damn long. It may have only been a few hours but it felt like eternity in his mind. However he had no time to dwell on this, he had a job to do.

The blonde left the cave, noting that it was dawn. He slept through the whole night. In a cave. And his back was killing him. After stretching for a bit, he headed into the forest, and started on the path back to Konoha. He was calmer now and ready to face whomever the world threw at him.

As he traveled, a name kept popping up in his head. Sasuke. What happened to Sasuke? Is Sasuke alright? Where is Sasuke now? These thoughts wouldn't leave him alone and it was starting to bother him. Why couldn't he get Sasuke out of his head? Suddenly he stopped on a tree branch and speculated a single question.

Who is Sasuke?

Me: Please don't kill me! *starts weeping* I'm too young to die! Waaaaahhhhhhh!

Naruto: O.o Uhh… She doesn't want to be shot because of the cliffy. At least this chapter was longer, actually the longest she's written.

Sasuke: *panting* She… deserves… to die… after what… she did to me… *looks down at his half-nakedness*

Naruto: Don't even play that. You started it.

Sasuke: Oh come on! It wasn't my fault she didn't update her other story.

Naruto: But it isyour fault that she was tortured for it.

Sasuke: … I've nothing to say.

Naruto: Uh-huh. Anyway, Kimpsee hopes you liked the chapter and that you'll review! See ya next time!

Me: *still weeping in her emo-corner*