Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. But I do own a Sasuke-plush!
Title: Hot blooded - chapter 4: Temptation
Author: Purrfectly679 - e-mail for comments and suggestions, and for mailing list enquiries. Feedback highly appreciated.
Rating: R, bad language, sarcasm, Naru x , SasuNaru, KakaNaru, InoNaru, SakuNaru
Notes: Wah I haven't been on fanfiction for 3 months – blame my evil evil uni. I failed my first term, so had to knuckle down and work hard! See – I have an excuse! (cough)

And I got excited once I saw the new rating system – even though its very confusing. I thought that maybe we could have some MA fics, but oh well… guess not. (sob)

Thank you to everyone who's ever written me a review. They really cheered me up and encouraged me to continue writing - I love u guys!

Other sides notes – welcome back GWfascination! And to Kyuubi-kun – too much caffeine is bad! To freakofimagination – love the review! Hehe! Gah – now I've gotta start my maths revision… (sigh)

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"I WAS YOUR FIRST KISS DAMN IT, AND DON'T YOU EVER DARE FORGET IT!"

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Ino stared.

Naruto stared.

The whole of Konoha bloody stopped and stared.

"…"

"……"

"...?...!"

"…Er… Uh…?" the blonde boy mumbled dazedly, effectively breaking the uncomfortable stillness that had somehow descended upon the entire village. Ten extra seconds of tense silence ensued, before frantic whispers of 'What the fuck!' 'Did I just hear right?' and 'When did Naruto get so hot!' echoed not-so-quietly throughout the crowd.

Naruto blushed faintly at the crowds' comments, before clearing his throat in mild embarrassment. "Uhm… Ano… Sa- Sasuke?"

The poorly concealed whispers and mutterings instantly stopped, as everyone within a 2-mile vicinity simultaneously held their breaths. It seemed as if everyone wanted to witness the outcome of this strange new development, and who could blame them? Not only did the renowned 'stoic' Uchiha Sasuke just lose his 'infamous' cool, but he also managed to scream about his 'forgotten first kiss' down the street in a mini-state of hysteria (with absolutely no regard to his surroundings)…

And all on one day too.

After a few more tense moments of pure, suffocating silence (where even the birds seemed to shut up and stare) the blonde began to feel rather uneasy. In normal circumstances, he might've enjoyed this sudden mass-attention thrown his way, but as his gaze flickered hesitantly between a shock-frozen Ino and his (blushing) former rival, he couldn't help but feel (for perhaps the first time in his life) completely and utterly lost.

He was confused, he knew that much… In fact, that was probably the only thing he was sure of. Even the strange (and horrifying) events concerning Sakura-chan, Ino and Kakashi-sensei failed to perplex him this much…

And just what the hell had gotten into Sasuke anyway? Shouting down the street like a deranged idiot, acting like some jealous fool –

No, wait… That couldn't be right. The blonde almost slapped himself at his own stupidity. There's no way that Sasuke could've been jealous! For God's sake, it was the Uchiha we were talking about! Jealous – Ha! The mere idea was completely and utterly absurd -

"We're going."

It took Naruto exactly 5 seconds before he realised that the Uchiha had finally spoken. And to him nonetheless.

"…Kah?" the blonde asked intelligently, his mind still (and rightfully so) trapped within a whirlwind of confuddlement.

"I said we're going. Now."

Blue eyes blinked stupidly at the quiet tone of the Uchiha's voice – it was such a contrast to his earlier outburst that he had to actually strain his ears to hear the words clearly. Then again, the effort wasn't completely unexpected, especially considering that half of the village were now eavesdropping upon their not-so-private conversation, and breathing very loudly while at it.

Che – villagers these days. You'd think that they'd at least have the courtesy of being unobtrusive while prying into other people's business.

"…Uhm, but you haven't eaten - "

"I don't care," Sasuke muttered through clenched teeth. "We're going, now."

Naruto shrugged – as long as he got to eat his ramen, he didn't really care. Yes, he was still baffled by the whole situation, but he figured that it would probably be smarter (and safer) if they talked somewhere slightly more private…

Smiling somewhat sheepishly at the boy that was invisibly attached to his wrist, he paid the frozen man by the counter, before letting the Uchiha lead the way.

"Ne, Sasuke…" the blonde asked awkwardly, once they were both out of imminent hearing range. "Are we… er… just going to leave Ino there?"

"Yes."

"But… Uh… She looks…" Naruto squirmed uncomfortably – he didn't really like Ino to be honest, but he didn't really want to leave her there either. After all, it was her idea to get ramen in the first place, so he did kinda owe her… "Shouldn't we, er… you know… Take her to the hospital?"

"No."

The blonde sighed – he really hated it when Sasuke was in his stupid monosyllabic 'yes-no' mode. It always made him feel as if he had done something sinfully wrong. And apart from the fact that they were now irrevocably joined together, he was almost certain that he hadn't done or said anything else that could be considered offensive towards the other boy…

At least for that day anyway.

"Uhm…" Naruto faltered nervously. As much as he hated arguing with the dark-haired boy, sometimes some things just had to be said and done… "But I think she might be suffering from shock… or something…"

If truth be told, the blonde wasn't really expecting a reply, so when the Uchiha actually stopped walking, turned and faced him, it was almost impossible to prevent the look of utter surprise that graced his features.

"Why do you care about her so much?" Sasuke half muttered, half growled, as black eyes flashed dangerously in the sunlight.

Naruto gulped timidly. "But she's - "

"Do you like her?"

Blue eyes once again blinked cluelessly. What was the Uchiha on about now! First he goes all 'yes-no' upon him, and now he's asking completely irrelevant and pointless questions!

Just what the hell was wrong with him!

"I said do you like her?" the dark-haired boy repeated impatiently, once he realised that the blonde had once again ventured off into la-la land.

"What the hell Sasuke! Are you feeling - "

"Just answer the damn question!"

Both boys were obviously getting annoyed now, and electricity crackled in the air like a thunderbolt ready to strike.

"NO!"

"Is that a no, you don't like her? Or a no, you won't answer?"

"Does it matter!" Naruto threw his arms up in the air in exasperation – not really meaning anything by it… But unfortunately, his action inadvertently caused Sasuke's arm to also go up, which (of course) caused the Uchiha to inevitably lose his balance…

And, carrying on with the concept of inevitability, the raven-haired boy (as expected) somehow managed to fall right on top of the blonde…

Between his legs to be exact.

And with his free hand somehow positioned upon Naruto's groin.

But before the two could even begin to get comfortable with their new 'arrangement,' a loud scream immediately reverberated across the village, effectively halting their proceedings.

"…I guess she wasn't really in shock," Naruto murmured nonchalantly, trying to hide his blush once he felt Sasuke's warm hand hastily leave his crotch. "I mean… She can still scream after all…"

"…Hn."

"Actually…" the blonde squinted from his position under the dark-haired boy. "Uhm… Actually, I think she's fainted."

Sasuke sighed heavily. "Baka, look around you..."

And for the first time in his life, Naruto did not scream or yell his disapproval at being referred to as an idiot. And why was that?

"…Ah. I see."

Simply because everyone had fainted.

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It had not been Sasuke's intention to grope the other boy… In fact, groping the blonde had been the last thing on his mind – especially in front of a massive crowd of (now unconscious) people! Admittedly, he had always beencurious whether Naruto had a valid 'reason' for being so 'cocky' and arrogant all the time – I mean, all that testosterone had to come from somewhere! But being curious did not mean that he actually wanted to find out! Nope, if there was one thing Sasuke was certain about, it was that he absolutely did not want to grope the blonde.

At all.

It was almost as bad as kissing him.

And yet, as the two walked home in somewhat companionable silence, the Uchiha's mind began to wander… And we all know how dangerous wandering minds were.

The first thing he realised was that he had actually enjoyed it – not so much the grope, but more of the feeling of a warm pliant body below his… (OK the grope was good too, but Sasuke wasn't going to admit that.) Naruto's skin was deceptively soft and firm at the same time, while his body was hard, yet yieldable… It was such a complimented contradiction, yet somewhat natural at the same time… Almost like… Like…

Like steel wrapped in velvet…

The second thing that he realised was that the usual feelings of disgust that accompanied any positive thoughts about the blonde were surprisingly absent. In other words, he didn't feel repulsed by the fact that he had actually enjoyed the close physical contact. But being the perceptive genius that he was, Sasuke concluded that he only felt that way because the whole thing had been nothing but an accidental mistake…

It wasn't as if he wanted to fall on top of Naruto – nope, not at all.

Therefore, it only made sense that it was completely acceptable for him to enjoy it, as long as he didn't want it.

And he definitely didn't want it.

(In case you're wondering, denial was not in the Uchiha dictionary.)

"Ne, Sasuke…"

Black eyes blinked dazedly as Naruto's voice brought him crashing back into reality. In his deep musings, he had almost forgotten that the other boy was walking alongside him – which was stupid really, considering the fact that the two were practically handcuffed together.

"What?" he muttered monotonously – playing the part of 'the bored Uchiha with a stick up his ass' perfectly. There was no way that he was going to give Naruto the satisfaction of knowing just how much that little incident had affected his thoughts.

"Er…" Naruto halted mid-step, which in turn jerked Sasuke to a standstill.

The Uchiha groaned inwardly, before turning around to face the smaller boy with a look of extreme annoyance plastered over his face. He was tired, he was frustrated, he had all sorts of weird thoughts rushing through his head and he wanted to go home. And who the hell could blame him? It had been a bloody long, long day…

"Yes?" he asked, exasperatedly. "What now? You've forgotten something again?"

Blue eyes blinked in confusion. "Er…"

"Let me guess, you've forgotten my name?" the dark-haired boy muttered sarcastically, unable to restrain himself, even as he mentally kicked himself for saying something so ridiculously pathetic.

He almost sounded… jealous.

"…Sasuke, are you still angry about the whole first kiss thing?" Naruto asked quietly, as he stared guiltily at the ground. Who knew that the blonde could be so intuitive when he needed to be? "Because I didn't forget… I just thought that it didn't count, since we were both 12 and everything…"

"It didn't count," the Uchiha snapped, now angry at himself for feeling angry, and for voicing his idiotic thoughts in the first place.

"Uhm… Right…"

"And walk faster, I want to go home."

"Ah… Ok…"

Sasuke scowled to himself. It seemed like Naruto didn't care after all…

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Almost 2 hours managed to pass by steadily before the two boys encountered another conflict of opinions. By this time, Sasuke had considerably calmed down from his earlier temper tantrum, which was most definitely a blessing for the blonde.

Not that the blonde would've cared either way.

"Sasuke…" Naruto murmured in a low tone, his bright blue eyes shining eerily in the dim light. After losing many verbal battles during the course of the day, there was no way he was going to lose this one. He was going to win this – no, he had to win this, no matter what the consequence.

His pride depended on it.

"No." The Uchiha's reply was short and curt.

"Sasuke, you have no choice."

A tense pause.

"No."

The blonde growled softly under his breath. Why was Sasuke making everything so bloody difficult! He was supposed to be the mature one, damn it! "Look, let's talk like reasonable adults here-"

"No," the dark-haired boy interrupted stubbornly, before taking a step back away from the smaller boy.

Naruto glared in mild irritation, before forcefully pulling the resisting boy up the stairs. And for the first time that day, Naruto was glad that they were bound by a seal rather than anything physical – at least it didn't hurt his wrist this way.

"Let go of me!"

"Sasuke, stop being so immature!" the blonde muttered through clenched teeth, even as he struggled to drag the Uchiha's unresponsive weight behind him. Just when did the boy get so fat anyway! God he weighed a ton! "You know we have to address this issue sooner or later…"

The Uchiha yanked his arm back abruptly, causing the two boys to halt unsteadily upon the top of the stairs.

"I said no, and I mean no!"

The smaller boy glared in exasperation.

"But we need to talk this through!"

"No we don't!"

"Sasuke…" Naruto's voice wavered warningly.

"Leave me alone damn it!"

"Fine!" the blonde exploded, his anger finally getting the better of him. "I'm gonna piss right here then! All over the stairs and all over you!"

The dark-haired boy raised an eyebrow as his expression remained nonchalant and blank. "You wouldn't dare…"

Naruto grinned evilly.

2 seconds later, an unnaturally loud scream reverberated through the whole of Konoha.

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Sasuke was furious. He had never been so angry - so humiliated before in all his entire life. Even when considering that one (preferably forgotten) incident concerning 40 odd fangirls, candy floss and his pikachu pj's… Yes, that little episode could be described as rather embarrassing, but the shame he felt then was nothing compared to the shame he felt right now…

He just couldn't believe it – he wouldn't believe it… He couldn't accept the fact that the moron would do such an atrocious, repulsive and disgusting thing… Hell – how could anyone do such an atrocious, repulsive and disgusting thing!

Oh the horror! He couldn't even admit it to himself…! But how could he! How could he admit to himself that… that…

That the blonde baka had just pissed all over him?

"I'm sorry," murmured a small voice.

Sasuke ignored the smaller boy as he angrily stripped down to his boxers, unconsciously relieved that the seal didn't hinder his clothing removal process. He didn't care anymore – damn him, damn Tsunade, and damn the entire fucked up situation.

"But I did warn you… I really did need the toilet…"

The Uchiha forcefully threw himself into the shower, not caring nor bothering whether the blonde followed willingly or not. Still overwhelmed by his fierce anger, the dark-haired boy turned on the scalding hot water, before viciously attacking his body with the first thing he saw, which just happened to be strawberry scented shower gel…

Naruto's strawberry scentedshower gelto be exact.

"…Want me to help?"

Sasuke found that ignoring the smaller boy became slightly easier over time – maybe his brain had somehow evolved, and was now managing to block out the moron's voice? Or, more likely, maybe his ear drums had finally self destructed due to the excessive torture inflicted upon them…? In fact, it was actually relatively easy to forget that he wasn't alone, especially with the water pounding oh-so-loudly in his ear…

That is…

Until…

"What the fuck!" Sasuke spun around, his eyes wide and dilating, as he furiously fought (unsuccessfully) to keep his violent blush down. Why the hell was Naruto touching… no, stroking him like that! Damn it, didn't the idiot know that the action itself was very VERY inappropriate, not even considering the fact that they were both guys!

And just why the hell did he suddenly feel so damn hot?

…

That's when he realised…

"…What the FUCK…!"

Heh.

Naruto truly did deserve his reputation for being unpredictable.

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Naruto blinked owlishly as Sasuke entered into what he liked to call 'the seizure zone' – a rare type of event that occurred only once in a blue moon…

…Except, it had already happened 3 times in the past 2 days.

Blue eyes widened in concern and apprehension as the dark-haired boy once again glowed bright red, the core characteristic of 'seizure zone stage 1.' And even though he had seen it all before, the fact that it was actually possible for someone to closely resemble a tomato (without dying in the process) still highly amazed him.

Surely the colour-changing procedure couldn't be healthy…

As anticipated, 'seizure zone stage 2' followed shortly – with Sasuke spluttering incoherently under his breath for a couple of seconds… Naruto wasn't entirely sure, but he thought that he might've heard 'kill' 'dumb blonde' and 'die, die, die!' within the muddle of inaudible ramblings…

Then came the inevitable explosion.

"For fuck's sake, put some clothes on damn it!"

Completely unfazed by the flustering boy's outburst (immunity was bliss), the blonde merely frowned in confusion – they were showering, right? Now why would any sane person shower with their clothes on?

"Ne, Sasuke… You should take off your pants too. They're getting wet…"

The raven-haired boy began muttering and mumbling disjointedly to himself again, while Naruto looked on uncomfortably. He had a strange feeling that the Uchiha was arriving closer and closer towards another mental breakdown, although he couldn't possibly understand why… After all, it wasn't as if there were any obvious causes and justifications for his sudden outlandish behaviour…

Maybe the poor boy was just born unstable.

"Listen to me…" Sasuke groaned pitifully, after a moment's hesitation, with what seemed like a hint of desperation within his voice. "Would you… please… just please – Put. Some. Clothes. On!"

"But how am I supposed to shower with clothes on?" the blonde asked curiously, as he unsuccessfully tried to catch the other boy's eye. Maybe the Uchiha had a fever? He did seem to be rambling, and spewing a lot of nonsense recently. In fact, now that he thought about it, the usually pale boy did look unusually flushed, even amidst the 'tomato-replication-no-jutsu'…

"Sasuke!" the smaller boy gasped loudly, as if he had just reached a new revelation (which he did.) "Are you ill!"

And Naruto, being Naruto, immediately threw himself at the suddenly panic-stricken boy, and began to frantically check his temperature and pulse. He then continued with another series of completely platonic actions that (unfortunately) involved a lot of touching, causing the usually stoic boy to suddenly hyperventilate.

And it wasn't a pretty sight.

"Sasuke…?" Naruto's voice betrayed his apprehension and uncertainty, as the raven-haired boy rapidly changed from a bright red to a deep blue. Blue eyes immediately lit up in wonderment – after all, it wasn't as if you stumbled upon a real-life human chameleon every day!

But unfortunately for the blonde, the little colour-changing display ended soon after.

"Ne, Sasuke…" Naruto murmured softly, once the Uchiha's breathing gradually slowed down and returned to (somewhat) normal. "I think…" he paused hesitantly, unsure as to whether he should continue with his train of thought. In any case, he was almost certain that the other boy wouldn't be happy with what he wanted to say…

But they were friends, right? And friends had to be honest with each other…

"I think… Uhmm…" It was his duty damn it! And if he didn't say it, then who will!

"I think you might have… a… er… slight mental problem…"

The next 10 seconds of pure silence that followed his statement had to be the most uncomfortable 10 seconds that Naruto had ever endured. Had he gone too far in his assumptions? Maybe… Maybe normal people acted that way! Maybe normal people showered with their clothes on, and turned into pretty (although unnatural) colours? Furthermore, maybe everything the blonde thought was normal, was in fact abnormal, and maybe he just somehow never knew, and –

"I. Do. Not. Have. A. Mental. Problem."

Blue eyes flickered from left to right leisurely, as if to say 'Yeh right. Sure. Whatever you say Sasuke.'

"In fact, the only problem that I see here… is you."

"…Me?" the blonde asked in genuine surprise, as he looked himself up and down, sincerely trying to understand just what the 'problem' was.

"Yes, you," Sasuke muttered coldly, still refusing to look the smaller boy in the eye. "Now will you please put some clothes - "

The Uchiha never did get to finish his words, as – you guessed it – Naruto suddenly tackled him out of the shower, and 'smack' onto the ground.

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Sasuke stared up in shock, as he lay flat on his bathroom floor, with a pair of bright blue eyes smirking above him. So preoccupied with the mass of incoherent thoughts that rushed disorderly through his mind, the Uchiha didn't even realise that he was once again caught in the same precarious position that had left him hot and breathless the first 2 times round.

In fact, his entire body appeared to have seized up, leaving him with seemingly no control of anything but his lungs.

"Ne, Sasuke-kun…" cooed a silky voice that was and wasn't Naruto's, causing black eyes to widen in a mixture of agony and trepidation as realisation slowly sunk in. The blonde was in that form… Again. And the dark-haired boy knew that when Naruto was in that form, nothing good could ever possibly come out of it.

"Am I… Less of a problem now?"

The Uchiha suppressed a flinch at the suggestive tone of the other boy's voice. Damn the idiot and his stupid sex-changing jutsu! Just what kinda moron actually spends their time developing such useless and pathetic skills anyway! It wasn't as if… they ever actually… worked…

"You know, Sasuke-kun…" the voice was too high, too sweet, too soft… "If you had a problem with my body, you should've said so in the first place…"

And this time, the raven-haired boy did flinch, especially as a set of pink lips and smirking blue eyes slowly descended lower and lower…

"Because if you told me," the blonde whispered huskily, breathily. "Maybe I would've changed earlier… For your benefit…"

The Uchiha shivered inwardly, before idly wondering whether Naruto was really as innocent and as stupid as he seemed. He could distinctively feel the smaller boy's breath rise and fall against his bare skin, and to his utter embarrassment, he could feel another part of him rise in anticipation.

Damn his stupid teenage hormones, damn it!

"Ne, Sasuke…?" the grinning boy on top shifted slightly, causing an unwanted gasp to escape from the dark-haired boy. It was now painfully obvious that the naked body rubbing sensually against him, around him, all across and over him was making the Uchiha more than a little hot and bothered. He knew that his heart was racing beyond what was termed 'healthy' – he could feel the blood pounding against his ribcage - and the mortifying thing was, he knew that Naruto could feel it too…

He nervously wondered whether the blonde could feel the hard thing that had suddenly developed down below as well…

He fervently prayed that he didn't.

Gathering what little dignity he had left, Sasuke nervously moved his arms to extract himself out from under the smirking blonde, only to find –

'SLAM'

…that he couldn't.

Despite his uncertainty with the whole situation, the Uchiha glared.

"What the hell are you doing?" he muttered gruffly, a little pissed off that Naruto seemed to be enjoying himself a little too much at his expense. And how dare the blonde pin him to the ground like this? He wasn't… wasn't someone to be pinned damn it!

"I like it like this…" Naruto answered sweetly, as he buried his face into the crook of the dark-haired boy's neck – somewhat resembling a cat that had gotten both the cream AND the canary. "Why…? Don't you?"

Sasuke suppressed a violent shudder as the smaller boy's lips brushed tantalisingly against his bare skin.

"No I don't," he croaked out desperately, even though his body protested otherwise. He could now feel the soft swell of Naruto's breasts pushing firmly against his chest, and it took all his willpower to remain outwardly calm and collected.

Never mind that his insides were screaming in both agony and frustration.

"Well… I like it…" the blonde murmured softly, causing another bout of unwanted shivers to race through the Uchiha. He could once again feel his body responding against his will, and idly wondered why the gods were being so cruel. Being 'handcuffed' to the blonde was torture enough (in more ways than one), and now this?

Damn it – why did all his first intimate experiences have to involve the baka!

"So can we… please… just… stay like… this…"

Sasuke panicked as Naruto suddenly released his wrists and collapsed on top of him, words ceasing in the process. A soft gasp immediately left the Uchiha's lips as the blonde's leg rubbed enticingly against his now evident arousal.

'Oh shit fuck… He must've felt that…!'

"N-Naruto, I can e-explain…" Sasuke's voice cracked in desperation, although he wasn't sure exactly how he was going to explain his little problem. Or his not-so-little problem. Could he blame it on hormones? Was that even a valid excuse!

"Hmm …"

The raven-haired boy sweatdropped as the blonde's murmur slowly trailed off into soft snores.

It seemed as if Naruto had fallen asleep.

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The first thing that Sasuke realised was that the gods weren't so mean after all – he did manage to get away without having to explain his pervertedness in the end, which was definitely a good thing…

The second thing he realised was that a sleeping Naruto was not a very useful one (apart from the blessed silence it provided), and this fact was especially true when he just so happened to be 'joined' to the idiot. In fact, the Uchiha found that it was almost impossible for him to do anything without the blonde's conscious co-operation.

Which was, if course, all that damn Tsunade-sama's fault.

The third thing he noticed was that the blonde was a deep sleeper. A very deep one. As in all the shouting and screaming in the world probably wouldn't wake him. Water didn't seem to have any effect either.

And so, it was a very sad Uchiha Sasuke that tucked one unconscious Uzumaki Naruto into bed that early afternoon.

The fourth thing he realised was that he himself hadn't slept in 2 days. And that he too was extremely tired – especially after all the hell the blonde has put him through in the past 2 days. And since he was going to be temporarily incapacitated for the next few hours anyway, it would only make sense if he got some sleep too, right?

Which lead to the final and most horrendous realisation – the fact that they would have to sleep in the same bed.

Normally, Sasuke wouldn't be caught dead in the same bed as the world's most annoying ninja – it was Naruto for god's sake! And during the rare occasions where the two did share a single room as a result of team assignments, it was an unspoken rule that one boy got the bed, and the other got the floor.

But as the Uchiha took account of their current situation, he realised that their traditional and effective arrangement was now out of the question. He did consider moving another bed into the same room, but quickly discarded the idea as soon as he remembered the blonde's comatose state.

As expected, Sasuke started bitching and whining (it was Naruto after all), only to remember that no one was listening to him, and so rapidly ceased his complaints. Sighing in annoyance, the Uchiha quickly dressed the naked girl-boy in a set of his spare non-pikachu pyjamas, while blushing furiously in the process.

He was just relieved that the moron was still in his stupid jutsu – he didn't think his mind could possibly handle a naked male Naruto.

And as he settled into bed with the blonde (keeping a respectful distance between them of course) Sasuke wondered just how the hell he was actually meant to sleep with someone lying so close to him. The feeling was foreign, alien - not exactly bad, but the fact that it was Naruto definitely needed getting used to…

And so, the dark-haired closed his eyes with a heavy sigh, not really expecting to get any rest but trying for the sake of trying anyway…

He just hoped that Naruto didn't expect them to snuggle.

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Hmm… Wasn't too bad was it? (looks around wearily) Writing after not writing for 3 months is pretty damn hard. Words just don't seem to string together properly anymore (sob)

I will try to write more, more frequently, although it really does depend on my exam results.

Grr…. A word of advice - engineering is a stupid degree! Avoid at all costs!

And as always (smiles happily again) please review :) x x

(Btw I think Sasuke's going to crack in the next chapter – cough hint nudge wink)