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“I hope you kids don’t mind but we don’t have enough chairs for all of you so you might have to eat in the lounge room and I thought we’d just get some pizza or something,” Iruka said from the doorway.

Dan grinned, “I for one don’t mind. I’m quite happy to sit on the couch and eat pizza.”

“Yeah I think I can handle that,” Kae grinned.

“Ok well if you guys just write down what you want and I’ll go order,” Iruka told them passing a notebook and pen to Kae who was sitting closest to the door.

“Can you get a ramen pizza?” Naruto asked when the notebook reached him.

“Nope, trust me I’ve tried,” Nico winked at him, “Ask Sassi to make one for you.”

Naruto blushed furiously, “I wouldn’t eat something he made.”

“Well dobe, unlike you, back home I actually used to cook for myself,” Sasuke said ‘accidentally’ brushing one hand against his leg as he changed his order.

The blonde opened his mouth to talk but was interrupted, “I mean something other than instant ramen. And I didn’t have Iruka taking me out for food all the time either.”

“That’s because I knew you’d eat normally. If I never took him out for food he would never have eaten anything other than instant ramen. Are you guys finished yet?” Iruka asked popping his head in again.

“Yeah I think so,” Sasuke said passing the notebook to Kae who passed it on to the teacher.

Naruto sat and pouted, “You’re so cute sometimes dobe,” Sasuke said leaning in and nipping at the pouting lips.

When he pulled back the room was silent and then all three girls squealed.
Iruka very quickly left the room.
Dan threw another chocolate up in the air and caught it in his mouth.
Ryo looked shocked.
Naruto turned an even darker shade of red.
And Sasuke looked altogether too pleased with himself.

“Sasuke I was going to wait until dinner to tell them,” Naruto whined.

“Well now is as good a time as any,” the Uchiha replied, obviously confused but playing along.

Naruto took a deep breath, “Well you may have already guessed but, we’re… together.”

Sasuke looked as surprised as everyone when Naruto grabbed his chin and gave him a quick kiss.
Sakura was showing signs of an approaching nose bleed.
Kae squealed and hugged the closest thing, which happened to be Sasuke.

Nico jumped up and whirled around, “OH MY GOD!! Since when?!!”
Ryo wisely kept quiet and handed Sakura a tissue.

“I knew it,” Dan said calmly tossing up another chocolate and catching it expertly between his teeth.

“You what?” Naruto said surprised while Nico grabbed Sasuke for details.

“I just had a feeling,” Dan shrugged again, “Think quick dude.”
He threw a chocolate to Naruto who was still lost for words.
“Congrats bud,” the boy grinned as the blonde ate the chocolate, “Ya homo.”

Naruto raised an eyebrow, “You’re lucky I have a boyfriend Dan or I would be so tackling you right now.”

“Boyfriends!” Sakura giggled, she grabbed Kae and they danced around.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow but decided not to comment, “I would hope I’m better competition than that dobe.”

“Who knows what might happen teme?” the blonde said innocently, widening his clear blue eyes unleashing their devastating power on the Uchiha in a way he never had before.

“Well I’ll just have to do something to keep you then won’t I?” Sasuke almost purred and Nico grabbed her nose.

“Don’t worry you can have him,” Dan said charitably, “No offence or anything mate but you don’t have the right equipment for me.”

“Ok I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that,” Iruka said walking in, “Dinner is here come out and grab some.”

“Sassi you haven’t told me anything!” Nico said childishly stomping her feet.

“That’s cuz he doesn’t know anything,” Naruto winked as they grabbed plates.

“What?” Nico asked surprised.

Sakura and Ryo made their way out to the yard to eat privately and Sasuke wanted nothing more than to drag the blonde boy away and question him intensely. When had he changed his mind? And more importantly why?
But instead he just picked up a plate and grabbed some food just like everyone else and walked back to the lounge room where the others had left Naruto alone on one of the couches so the Uchiha joined him.

“Has anything else weird happened at your school yet?” Kae asked casually taking another bite.
Nico gesticulated wildly at her cousin.

“Uh Nico, generally you have to be behind a person for that to work,” Sasuke said lazily rolling his eyes as he finished his dinner. He put his plate on the floor and laid down until his head was in the blonde boy’s lap, he felt Naruto’s muscles tense and inwardly grinned.
“What weird stuff?” he asked innocently.

“I’m trying to eat here teme,” Naruto said warningly and the cousins exchanged knowing glances.

“Well before you guys came people were disappearing. Some reappeared with no memory of what happened, some with no memory at all and some just never reappeared,” Dan said in a chilling voice.

“Yeah but nothing has happened for a few weeks now so maybe it’s gone,” Nico butted in nervously.

“What has?” Naruto asked, his eyes wide.

“Whatever it is that is inhabiting the school and feeding on the students!” Dan chuckled evilly.

“Hmm on second thoughts teme, I’ll stick with you. He scares me,” Naruto grinned and Dan grinned back taking another bite of his pizza.

Sasuke looked up from his vantage point, “What and I don’t?”

The blonde stared at the brunette head in his lap, “Umm…no comment?” he replied sheepishly.

“Good move dobe,” the Uchiha said dryly as he wrapped one hand around the boy’s leg and, rolling sideways, rested his cheek on it. He almost smirked at the very noticeable tensing of muscles.

“So is there really something living in the school?” Naruto asked, his eyes almost shining with excitement.

“Nothing has been proved,” Nico said glaring at Dan, “It might not even be real.”

“Oh come on! Even you don’t believe that,” Dan scoffed, “Too many people have disappeared for it not to be real.”

“Yeah but it’s never happened while they were at school, you can’t just connect it with the school like that,” the blue haired girl argued.

“It’s the only thing all of the victims have had in common; they have always been connected to the school. Students, teachers and cleaners. You can’t ignore that, haven’t you ever watched an American crime show?” Dan countered disbelievingly.

“Yeah but its all just speculation, you can’t prove-”

“Yeah and you can’t prove its not!” Dan said petulantly poking his tongue out, “I need more pizza.”

“Grab me some too man,” Naruto said lazily, “I can’t move.”

“Get your boyfriend out of your lap and get it yourself!” the boy fumed walking out.

“Bastard,” Naruto said grinning, “Get off, I’m hungry. And while you’re at it get me some pizza too!”

Sasuke sat up somewhat reluctantly, “Get it yourself, that stuff is bad enough for you already without being lazy.”

“Oh I’m sure we’ll get plenty of exercise,” the blonde drawled winking, “Anybody want anything while I’m gone?”

“Yes please,” Nico piped up, “Can you grab some more for me? I don’t think I should go into the kitchen yet. I think I might have annoyed him,” she grinned cheekily.

“Eh sure,” Naruto shrugged grabbing her plate.

“Oh hey, can you take my plate out for me love?” Sasuke asked holding his plate out innocently with his head hanging upside down off the couch.

The blonde glared as he grabbed the plate, “Don’t push it Uchiha.”

“Love you too dobe,” he replied fluttering his eyelashes. He chuckled as the boy stomped out of the room, “I love doing that.”

“So?” Nico prodded, “When did this happen Sassi?”

“I can honestly say that I nothing about it until he told you guys,” Sasuke said sitting up and rubbing his head, “He told me no when I asked him. I really want to know when and why he changed his mind actually.”

“Wow Dan reacted pretty badly to your doubt!” Kae said her eyes wide, “I mean why would he react that strongly to it? It’s crazy!”

“No that was my fault,” Nico said guiltily, “I forgot one of his friends vanished. This was about three months ago. I know he seems pretty laid back but I’ll bet his still hurting. That’s why he clings to Naruto so closely now, Krin disappeared and he couldn’t fit back in without him. I should really learn to talk without putting my foot in it.”

“If you could do that you wouldn’t be Nico,” Kae said gently, “Its part of what makes you so endearing.”

“To some people anyway,” Sasuke muttered looking around innocently.

Nico punched him in the shoulder, “I heard that Sassi!”


Naruto walked over to Dan who had taken a seat at the teacher-free kitchen table.
“Hey man, what’s wrong?” he asked taking a seat.

“I thought we were getting along really well. And she’s not too bad looking and she’s definitely fun and all and then she…” he trailed off and looked at his clenched fists in his lap, “How could she be such a bitch?! I really hate her right now!”

“Nico?” Naruto asked confusedly, “What do you mean? Everybody has doubts about things like that.”

When Dan looked up there were tears in his eyes, “Naruto whatever that thing is, it took my best friend. I know it did.”


“Kakashi,” Iruka said, sitting on the floor marking homework.

“What love?” the jounin asked looking up from a rather dog-eared orange book.

“Do you think we should be doing anything?” he asked worriedly.

“Well I can think of a few things…” he replied eyes glinting mischievously.

“I’m serious! I mean, they were kissing and if they’re not together by now I’m sure they will be soon. We are talking about two hormonally charged teenage boys here,” the brunette man stressed.

“We could install a hidden video camera in their bedroom…” his partner mused.

“Kakashi!” Iruka exclaimed angrily.

“I’m kidding, or thinking out loud, whatever you call it. I wouldn’t do that,” he sat down and pulled his lover into his lap, “I know that we’re on a tight budget.”

Iruka elbowed him in the stomach and stormed out.

“What did I say?”