AUTHOR'S NOTE

Thanks for your support and I am glad that I have time to update another chapter!

krito1389: sadly.. Naruto could not eat Kakashi first... they still don't know each other too well and that Kakashi has to go into the coffin soon... QAQ

dreamer1084: hahaha.. of course jutsu is wonderful, and I am kind of a very old school person... I like my semes taller than the ukes... kakaka It's not truly a dance, just moving steps to the left and then right... The songs I was thinking was Nat King Cole's Love is here to stay and Gary Chaw's Beautiful Day. As the issue with lyrics here on FFN, so cannot post them here and so it's kind of not as sweet as I would like to have.

prescripto13: haha... but sorry to say that I am still not revealing the reasons behind the mask, though it will happened gradually.

As always, reviews please. Doumo.

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Naruto threw his towel carelessly on the chair and dropped himself on the soft mattress. He was not keen to go to sleep as his heart was still pounding rapidly. Cold shower did not help to cool down as he felt the vampire's warmth lingering around his skin. If the older Sasaki did not intervene, he wondered what they would be doing. He was not blaming the older vampire, as he was not expecting anything initially. He was not ready for anything either. He was not certain what he was planning to do. In some way, he was relief that they were interrupted. He did not know Kakashi well enough. He wondered why he felt this attracted to the vampire.

He sighed as he rubbed his lips with his fingers. He could still recall the taste and the warmth of the vampire's lips. They were so subtle, so tasty that he wanted to have more of them. He wanted to kiss the vampire again and again. He wanted to touch the vampire, seeing him covered in a hue of red. He wondered the use of the mask. He wondered when he could know the truth.

He adjusted his pillow and looked at the dark blue sky though the window. He went to Ichiraku for ramen numerous days, almost in a daily basis; but he never found eating in Ichiraku could give him such emotion. He was wordless, he could not use any words to explain the joy that was bubbling inside him.

"Kakashi..." he murmured in his low voice. He was glad that he has read the orange book that the vampire carried daily. He was relief that it seemed that the vampire liked his actions, which he copied from the book. He was glad that the vampire enjoyed his company.

Initially he was concern that the vampire would be late. He arrived at the stall few minutes before. He never found going to Ichiraku could be this scary. He was concern that the vampire would not know the way. He relaxed as he saw the silver at the end of the road.

It's amazing that the vampire could shock him that easily, as he was stunned that when the Teuchi greeted the vampire friendly. He was shocked as the old man told him that the vampire was one of his loyal customer, since he opened the store years ago.

They sat down at the furtherest end of the stall and that the owner placed two bowl of ramen rapidly. They sat closely, with their shoulders rubbing against each other. He loved ramen, but he never found eating ramen could be this interesting. He used to find eating ramen with his sensei, Iruka, was one of the best thing that have ever happened for him. But, it was different. He valued and cherished the time that he spent with his sensei. It was just simply different. He did not know why. But that the butterflies inside his stomach indicated that way.

"Naruto," the fox approached the man silently as he just heard the incident from the older Sasaki. He agreed with the vampire as he wanted to let the pair to do as their heart flow. But it was not the time yet. He saw the curse that the vampire has casted and where he has put his hope. "How's the show?"

Naruto turned his head, looking at the fox as he tried to tuck away his thoughts. He blinked as he wanted to hide his lust. He has to admit, shockingly, but truly, he was began to see his desire. "It was awesome-dattebyo. You should have come, Kurama. The masked man's voice was amazing; and of course the Sasaki musicians are very talented."

"They are good, indeed," the fox replied as he looked at the sky. "But I..." He sighed softly, ghosting his warm breath on the glass. He frown at the reflection. He did not want to tell the brutal facts. He did not want to reveal the hidden secrets to the blond. From what the Sasaki leader has shown him minutes ago, the henge of the young blond reminded him the deceased blond, Minato. Since the creator's death, there were only a hand full of people who actually considered him as a true friend. He maintained friendship with An, but it was different. Maybe because neither of them were mortals, maybe it was based the fact that the silver haired vampire has always too much going on in his mind. He spoke softly, at the end, nonetheless. "Naruto, tell me... What's your plan? To be more exact? The Sasaki are only going to stay for less than 2 weeks; and that maybe Kakashi did not tell you, but it was almost the time of the year for the Sasaki to retreat to their resting place." He, at the end, decided to omit the true fact, but lied to the young blond.

"Ano-sa... Kurama, you know me well. I am not the kind who really think -dattebyo," the blond replied as he raffled his short yellow hair. "It really depends on the situation. The book gives me some ideas, but I am not sure whether it's too doggy, you know... But-t..." Before the blond could finish his sentence, he has driven off to sleep as it has been a long day.

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On the other hand, the masked man took off his mask as he was sitting next to the Sasaki leader, looking at the village from the penthouse. "Desire," he grinned evilly, "I finally understood what you meant." He pulled the silence vampire closer, with their face to face, his red orbs meeting the grey orbs. "You should be glad that I was not suffocating myself with desire, previously."

The vampire finally broke the silence, "if you were, Madara..." He withdrew his gaze from the ruby red eyes, "I would not have let you stay."

"I understood," Madara replied, "there was nothing much left between Senju Hashirama and I..."

"Even though it's not the same, it is still a desire, Madara." The vampire encountered, "everyone of us are full of desires, and I am not an exception, neither you can be excluded. There is no lust in yours eyes anymore, but I can still see the regrets and hate. There has been always something more between you and Hashirama. It's just like the fact that there has been something more between you and I. But I simply don't have the time to dig into the past as with Riku-san's prevision, I have enough to deal with."

"I know..." Madara sighed as he lifted up An's chin. "I heard your call. I will be there for you next time."