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Naruto’s mind and hormones whirled. He resisted the urge to run after Sasuke and jump him on the stairs.
Who knew the Uchiha could be....sexy.
Totally and utterly sexy. He closed his eyes and remembered the feeling of Sasuke’s nose and hot breath trailing down his cheek and shivered. He was so intense.
And it was fun.


“Sasuke,” Naruto whispered as he shivered, he had forgotten to find another blanket in the light.

“What is it dobe?” the Uchiha replied sleepily.

“I’m cold teme,” the blonde whined.

The other boy sighed, “I’ll bet I could warm you up.”

“Would you mind if I-”

“Of course I wouldn’t but remember what I said,” Sasuke warned him, “If I molest you it’s your own fault.”

Naruto climbed into Sasuke’s bed once more draping his blanket over the top.
He relaxed into the warmth, “How can you possibly be so warm?”

“Happy thoughts,” Sasuke grinned into the darkness, 3...2...1.

“Hey! Pervert!” the blonde said hitting him.

The brunette wrapped his arms around Naruto and held him so he couldn’t move his arms, “Hey if you interpreted that badly it’s your own fault...pervert.”

The blonde head-butted him, “Goodnight teme.”


When Naruto woke Sasuke was sitting on the edge of the bed brushing the blonde’s hair back from his face smiling.

“Sasuke,” Naruto said in a warning tone.

The smile faded, “Naruto can I ask you something?” Sasuke asked seriously.

“I suppose,” the blonde replied a bit reluctantly.

“So far we have slept together about three times, kissed I don’t even remember how many times and practically made out once and you’ve never tried to fight me off,” the brunette paused, “Okay well maybe that once in the woods...anyway, will you please be my boyfriend?”

Naruto sat bolt upright, “Will I what?”

“Will you please be my boyfriend? I...I really like you Naruto, maybe even lo-”

“No! You can’t, I mean I can’t, we can’t,” Naruto exclaimed somewhat wild-eyed.

“Why not?” Sasuke asked, hurt.

“I.....I don’t know we just....” Naruto ran out of the room trying to hide his tears.

Sasuke lay back on his bed and put his arms under his head, “Well that wasn’t what I expected.”


“What did you do to him Sasuke?” Iruka demanded accusingly.

“Tried to tell him I loved him but he cut me off,” the Uchiha replied calmly.

Sakura choked on her cereal and Iruka spluttered, “Why would you do that?”

Sasuke fixed him with a look, “Because I do.”


“Naruto!” Iruka called banging on the bedroom door, “The others have all left. You’d better hurry or you’ll be late.”

“M’not going,” the blonde mumbled from under his blanket.

“What do you mean?” Iruka asked opening the door and taking a seat on the edge of the bed.

“I can’t....Sasuke.....”

“I know but why can’t you just tell him you’re not interested?” Iruka asked comfortingly.

There was a pause from under the blanket.

“Because you are,” the teacher surmised.

“I don’t know...” was the muffled reply.

“I’m sorry Naruto but I’m really confused,” Iruka told him.

“I’ve....never been told that by anyone, no one has ever told me they…they love me and..... I don’t know, I panicked...” the blonde said sitting up under the blanket.

“Oh….right,” Iruka said awkwardly.

“And I don’t want things to be awkward and I have to share a room with him and it’s going to be really weird and-” Naruto mumbled.

“Why don’t you invite someone to sleep over then? Invite another guy over and he can sleep on the floor in here so it won’t be as awkward,” the young teacher interrupted, wanting so badly to cure the sadness in the blonde teen’s voice.

He slowly emerged from under the blanket, “That might work,” he said thoughtfully, “Sounds like fun.”

“Now come on you’d better get to school so you can invite someone. I’ll write you a note okay?” he said smiling with relief.


Sasuke went back to his own table with Nico and Diran at lunch and Naruto didn’t join them. He sat with Amaya, Sakura, Ryo and Dan.

“Hey Dan, did you want to come sleep over tonight?” Naruto asked cheerfully.

The boy shrugged, “Yeah cool, sounds like fun. That okay with the teacherators?”

“Yeah it was Iruka’s idea,” the blonde said with a grin.

“Does that mean we can too?” Sakura asked raising an eyebrow.

“I dunno, ask Iruka,” Naruto said uncomfortably, he had a feeling Iruka hadn’t thought of that.

“I will,” she said thoughtfully, packing her lunch up and leaving.

“I hope she realises that even if she is allowed to she won’t be allowed a guy over,” Naruto said uncomfortably.

“I’m sure she’s got something up her sleeve,” Ryo smiled.


“Iruka can I ask something?” Sakura interrupted the teacher’s lunch.

“Um, sure Sakura have a seat,” Iruka replied gesturing to another empty seat, somewhat surprised at her appearance.

“Can Sasuke and I have someone sleep over too?” she asked taking a seat.

“What? Um why?” Iruka asked hesitantly, he hadn’t thought about it. Oddly enough he wasn’t used to having three teenagers.

“Well it doesn’t seem fair if only Naruto gets to have someone over,” she said very seriously.

The young teacher sighed, “I suppose I have to let you don’t I?”

“Pretty much,” she smiled, “Well the guys can all sleep down in the lounge room and us girls can sleep in the boy’s room.”

Iruka thought about it, it accomplished exactly what he wanted, perhaps even better than the original idea. If there were four boys there would be no awkwardness or weirdness between them.
“That’s actually a good idea,” Iruka smiled.

“Oh course it is, I thought of it,” Sakura grinned.


“Sasuke! Wait up!” Sakura called out to the darkhaired boy.

“Hn?” Sasuke replied stopping.

“We’re allowed to invite someone to sleep over tonight,” she told him grinning.

“And?” he asked raising an eyebrow.

“Well I’m only allowed to have a girl and you’re only allowed to have a guy so I thought maybe you could invite Ryo for me and I’ll invite Nico for you,” she explained, almost jumping around.

“I suppose I could, but why would I want Nico over?” Sasuke asked her, wondering if he could get something extra out of the deal.

“Because she’s not Amaya,” the pink haired girl told him evilly, “And it’s either Nico or Amaya. Your choice.”

“Nico,” he said immediately, “Definitely Nico.”

“So are you going to invite Ryo or did you want to invite Nico and tell her what’s happening?”

“Well…” Sasuke thought about it, “Actually I might invite Ryo. I think he’s in my next class which I’m late for.”

“Right sorry, and thanks,” Sakura said jiggling in excitement.


“Hey Ryo,” Sasuke said as they both walked out into the hall after last class.

“What? Oh hi Sasuke what’s up?” Ryo asked slightly surprised.

“We’re having a sleepover type thing tonight and I was wondering if you were interested,” Sasuke said innocently, Ryo looked so wary that he burst out laughing, “I made a deal with Sakura, she’ll invite Nico if I invite you. Don’t worry you’d be her guest not mine, you just have to sleep in the guy’s room that’s all.”

“Oh,” he said grinning, “That’s alright then, no offense or anything.”

“Nah none taken, I just wanted to see your expression if it was me asking rather than her,” the Uchiha chuckled, “Well I’ll see you tonight then.”

“Yeah see ya,” the other brunette replied shaking his head.


“Hey Nico,” Sakura chirped.

The blue haired girl looked up from the desk she was currently banging her head on.
“Oh hi Sakura,” she said putting a hand on her forehead, “Ouch.”

“What’s wrong?” she raising an eyebrow, a little concerned at the head banging.

“I may have sort of left my homework at home and brought what appears to be my little cousin’s colouring book instead,” she said wincing.

“Bugger eh?” she smiled sympathetically.

“Yeah it wouldn’t be so bad if it was art or something but it was chemistry, and I don’t think they’ll accept a “Hello Kitty” colouring page as homework,” Nico said resting her forehead on the desk.

“Strangely enough,” Sakura replied giggling, “Are you doing anything tonight?”

“Nope, this is proof homework is pointless, I actually did the work but I’m going to get in trouble anyway therefore I am no longer going to do it,” she said somewhat piously.

“Well then how would you like to sleep over?” she asked laughing, “Naruto is asking Dan and Sasuke is asking Ryo.”

“And the reason Sasuke isn’t just asking me himself?” Nico asked raising an eyebrow.

“I think he wanted to mess with Ryo a little,” Sakura admitted.

“Yeah that’d be right,” she rolled her eyes, “So what does Iruka think about this?”

“Well he let Naruto so he couldn’t very well say no to us,” Sakura grinned.

“He obviously is not used to kids,” Nico said shaking her head, “My mum would have said we could, just on different nights.”

“Yeah that probably would have smarter but I don’t think he thought of that,” she said ruefully.

“Yeah going from being a single man to mother of three must be quite a leap for him,” Nico said.

“I never thought of it that way…although he makes a surprisingly good mother,” both girls laughed, “Well I’d better go. I’ll see you later.”

“Righto, did you want me to bring anything?” she asked.

“Um just pillow and clothes and stuff I guess,” Sakura said thoughtfully, “I think we’ll be in the boy’s beds so we should be pretty right.”

“Ew,” Nico wrinkled up her nose, “Can we change the sheets?”

Sakura laughed, “I’m sure we can manage that.”