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Chapter 1: Arguments

Sasuke looked at the fire that he had just made with Naruto and Sakura. Of course he did most of the work and found the most wood. Sakura was very helpful, but Naruto only added a twig and said that he had done his part.

"Idiotic Naruto, he needs to grow up some time. No wonder almost everybody dislikes him. The only things he cares about is ramen and more ramen and Sakura and ramen and oh yeah lets not forget becoming hokage and more ramen." Sasuke smiled a bit when he thought about Naruto as the fifth hokage. It was a vague smile, but not vague enough, because Sakura noticed it.

"Sasuke-kun? Why are you smiling." Sakura said with her usual happy tone in her voice.

Sasuke looked at her and said with his usual cold tone: "Nothing, mind your own business and stop looking at me.

Sakura felt hurt and she turned her head, but she couldn't help but wonder about what was wrong with Sasuke. He was a pretty antisocial person, but he was acting stranger than normally. She had noticed that ever since they started this mission he wasn't like himself. She even caught him a couple of times staring at her, the first few days. But he hasn't done that in a while. She doesn't even know why he did it in the first place. The last couple of days he has been cranky every time Sakura asked him something or even looked him in the eyes. She glanced over to the place where he was sitting when all of sudden he stood up.

"I'm going to find some more wood. Naruto, wake up!"

The yellow haired demon fox boy stopped snoring and opened his eyes.

"What? Where? Who? Huh?" he said still half a sleep.

"Naruto! Wake up! I'm going to find some more wood. You stay here with Sakura."

"Sasuke-kun, I don't need protection, Kakashi sensei is not going to send more ninja's to fight us to help us train."

"Sakura, stop acting like Naruto, careless. In real life you never know when the enemy might appear."

Naruto jumped up, suddenly wide awake: "Careless?! I am not careless! I am always on the look-out! You should watch your back when Uzumaki Naruto is around!" He started making some ninja moves and sounds and then posed.

Sakura put one hand on the side of her face, covering one eye. "Naruto, you were just sleeping, I have to agree with Sasuke-kun, you are a bit careless." Naruto opened his mouth wide like he was in shock. He could not believe what Sakura just said. He started making circles in the sand with his finger.

"Sakura-chan, how could you say that?"

"At least you're not treated like a little baby who needs protection!"

"Well you DO need protection, you're not as strong as me and Sasuke. But don't worry Sakura-chan, I am here to protect you." he said with a big smile. He put his hands behind his head.

Sakura hit him on the head. "Even if I needed some protection I wouldn't want you to protect me!"

"Shut up already. I'm back."

Naruto and Sakura turned their heads to see Sasuke with a lot of wood in his hands. He placed a few twigs on the fire and then sat down on the log where he was sitting earlier. Staring at nothing as usual.

"Well if you're back, I would like to go back to sleep now, good night."

"NARUTO-KUN! You just slept a while ago, besides it's your turn to stay on the look-out!"

"Ahh, Sakura-chan I don't feel like staying awake, why can't Sasuke do it?"

"Because we both did it before you, it's your turn! Sasuke-kun and myself need to get some sleep too."

"Fine! I'll do it, but I'll wake you up in a minute to take over for me, since it's your turn then. But before you fall asleep, how about a goodnight kiss. Naruto pouted his lips.

Sakura walked over to him and hit him on the head again.

"Ai, ai, ai, that hurt."

"Goodnight Naruto." she said with an angry tone. She started blushing and turned to face Sasuke. "Uhm... Goodnight Sasuke."

Sasuke looked at her for a second and then said goodnight. "Why can't I stop thinking about her, she is always on my mind. Focus Sasuke. A few days ago you almost let her find out that you were having... these feelings... for her. But what are these feelings?! They're driving me crazy! I want them to go away." Sasuke put his head in his hands.

"Sasuke, I know why you've been acting strange these days to Sakura. But I want to hear it from your mouth."