Sneakiness
By Areku1993
"Ooh, I feel so sneaky!"
"Shh!"
Tsunade walked by their hiding place, blinking and looking directly at them. "Naruto-kun?"
Uzumaki Naruto and Hana Cerise were silent. Tsunade shrugged and walked off. Naruto and Cerise giggled quietly, sneaking down the hallway with ninja-quietness. Finally, once the coast was totally clear, Naruto threw open the door to the ANBU lounge and ushered Cerise in.
Once the door was closed and locked behind them, Naruto turned on Cerise, walking around her in a circle. "We're alone, Cherry-chan."
Cerise smiled. "Cerise" was "cherry" in French, and it was Naruto's little pet name for her. Cerise was Naruto's current girlfriend, and Sakura was very glad to have him off her back. But now she had to deal with Lee.
Naruto pounced on Cerise, knocking her onto the couch and pinning her down. "So what do you wanna do?"
Cerise smiled and unzipped Naruto's jacket. She always though Naruto was sexier when his jacket was unzipped. Her fingers pranced across his undershirt, delicatly tracing patterns. "I dunno, what you you wanna do?"
Naruto bent down and pressed his lips to hers, keeping her shoulders pinned into the couch. Cerise's hands somehow found their way into his hair, getting entangled in the golden spikes.
It wasn't long before Cerise felt a bump on her chest. She opened one eye and sat up. "Ooh... What's that?"
Naruto sat up and pulled the necklace out of his undershirt. "Nothing."
Cerise held the stone in her fingers, rubbing it gently. "It's pretty. It can't be nothing. Where did you get it?"
"Tsunade-sama gave it to me a while ago. Like, two, three years ago. I was only 12, or 13, I don't remember. It's pretty special to me."
"Why did you hide it from me?"
"Well, I was afraid that if you saw it, you'd want it. And I'd have to give it to you."
"Naruto, you wouldn't have to give me anything that important to you."
"But I would if I had to."
Cerise's eyes lifted to see him grinning.
She opened her mouth, but remained silent. Naruto took her hand in his and just held it warmly. Cerise could practically see their spirits intertwining and swirling in the air. That was, until Tsunade completely ruined the moment.
She blew the door in, fuming. "I knew something was going on! What are you two doing? It's ALWAYS you two, isn't it? This is a lounge for ANBU, not a place for you to make out. My office, NOW!"
Cerise and Naruto reluctantly stood, following her out. Halfway to Tsunade's office, Naruto put an arm about her shoulders and took a lock of her black hair in his thumb and index finger, gently slipping it back and forth on her ear. She smiled, forcing back a giggle.
"Every week for nearly three months, Naruto-kun, Cerise-san. It's always you getting into some kind of mischief. What do you want me to do, kick you out of Konohagakure?" Tsunade massaged her temples, looking at the teens sitting in the leather chairs opposite her. She put her elbows on her desk and laced her fingers together thoughtfully. "I have no other way to punish you two. I can't split you up, because that would be downright cruel, but I can deprive you of things. Naruto-kun," She held out an arm, hooking and unhooking her fingers. "My necklace."
Naruto blinked. "But you gave this--"
"I know. And Cerise-san, your necklace too."
"But Naruto gave me this for my birthday...!"
"Cerise-san, you'll get your necklace back at the end of the month. Naruto-kun, I'm afraid you won't get yours back."
Cerise undid the clasp on her necklace, a thin gold chain with three small diamonds, and handed it to Tsunade. Naruto kept a firm hand around his. "But Tsunade-sama..."
"It's either give it to me, or give it away."
Naruto sighed and looped the necklace off. He made as if to drop it in her hand, then let his hand double back and drape it around Cerise's neck. "I'll give it away, Tsunade-sama." Cerise traced her fingers over the necklace, smiling. "I'll give it back when I get my necklace at the end of the month, Naruto-kun."
"Nah, keep it. Tsunade-sama will just take it away from me if you give it back, anyway." He grinned. "I'll just take something of yours."
Cerise turned her head and angled it to kiss him. Tsunade, again, interrupted. "Out of my office now, both of you. No kissing in this building ever again."
Naruto and Cerise just smiled and stood up, turning to leave the room. Unfortunately, there was a loud pounding, and the door flew open. A mess of chuunin fell over one another, obviously listening at the door, and now laying on the tiles. Among them, Cerise recognized Naruto's friends Ino, Shikamaru, Lee, Tenten and of course, Sakura among them. Naruto knew them all, but Cerise knew a select few.
Naruto blinked and said, "Were you, uh, eavesdropping?"
Everyone nodded slowly in unison, blinking owlishly.
Naruto and Cerise picked there way across the floor to the door. Once outside, they grabbed hands and swung them in the air.
"Ramen?"
"Sure."