Back to School

A/N: Ooookay, time to answer some reviews! Same thing than last time, you can skip to the start of the fic, unless you reviewed, then you read!! :D Though I'm explaining some stuff about the timeframe and such in my reply to Kurai Kisu, so you might wanna read that.

dagget: Umm, not sure if you reviewed before I put up the second chapter, but anyway, this is gonna be more than one, wait, two chapters, thanks to everyone pointing out that I should continue it. And thanks for reviewing, criticism is always appreciated!

Tokyo-Princess: YAAAAAY!!! You're back! And the daisy's looking great! And I had to put Chouji in there, honestly, I can't think of anyone else Shika would voluntarily talk with. And thanks again! ...for reviewing... again... :D It's nice to know I have regulars.

Noir: Yes yes, I'll get right to it! And thanks, I was so worried the second chapter would suck, cos I really had to think about the story line and it wasn't completely spontaneous like the first chappie. Aaaaand another regular! Kiitos! (thank you in finnish)

ChaliceOfBlood: yay, I wrote your username right without checking! Not that it's that hard, but... YAY ANYWAY! And I'm happy that you're happy with the parenthesis, it's actually easier to write when you don't have to change the font. And I've noticed that I usually leave all my stories with a cliffhanger, does that make me evil? I don't mean to, it just happens :D And I'll update as soon as I can! And thanks!

KyuubiKit: ...you...wait for me to update...? That's... *teary eyes* thank you!!! *glomps* ...oh, yeah, where was I. Alright, Naruto is... well, Naruto, he doesn't really get what's going on, but that's not anything new :D and I'll probably pick on Sasuke a bit, cos it's just so much fun to see him SUFFER. And thank you once again!

Kurai Kisu: yeah, I can't really do angst, I'm always trying to see things the funny way! ...which is why I annoy a lot of people :D And okay, the questions! This isn't really AU, cos it's happening in Konoha and things are mostly the same, but I have to admit that I hadn't really thought about the time frame and such, because it was still originally a oneshot. *embarrassed* But you made me think about it (how could you?! xD ) and I suppose they're about 17-18, and in this one Sasuke didn't leave and Orochimaru never made it to the chuunin exams and that's why he sent Kabuto and Karin to infiltrate Konoha and get Sasuke to join them! And I suppose Sasuke doesn't really know how he feels about Naruto, right now he's just finding it all amusing. Well get to the always so dramatic ”I-think-I-don't-hate-you” phase sometime later. And just for the record, Kabuto earned it :D and you wait for my chapters too?!?! *GLOMPS* no need to wait so long, I'll get to it ASAP!

Kati-chan: no no no no no, gomen gomen gomen, I didn't mean Naruto was stupid! He's just kinda slow, like me, and that's why I love him the most! It was just... I don't remember anymore, but Naruto is one of those guys that act on instinct and don't sit around analyzing everything. And he picks up on things quickly if he concentrates! ...and I'm rambling... well, thank you for reviewing, and I'll promise you, as a Naruto fangirl myself, that Naruto will have his moments in this fic! *bows*

mina: ah, yes... a cd player. There's millions of possibilities with a cd player. *kukuku* and you'll find out doon enough! Oh, and thanks for reviewing again! ^^

sasunaruluv: well think about it. Shika is probably the person to go to when you're having problems, he certainly possesses the brain power! Though I'm pretty sure he doesn't enjoy solving everyone's problems, it's too troublesome x) and thank yoooou!

ShikaChouFan4Life: I had a distinct feeling you'd like it :) And don't worry, I'll be back soon. ....now. :D and thanks again! (I'm repeating myself aren't I)

(thougths)

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It took quite a while for Shikamaru and Chouji to calm Naruto down enough to get him dressed and seated. Chouji sent a questioning glance towards the brunet, who answered with an annoyed stare, clearly saying ”I'll tell you later.”

When Naruto finally stopped fidgeting and mumbling incoherently, he looked at the two boys sitting on his left, Shika on the middle. ”There's something wrong with him.”

Chouji squinted his eyes, wondering who they were talking about, but Shikamaru sighed and started looking for his pack of cigarettes as Naruto began reciting what had happened. Chouji huffed when he saw his best friend put a smoke on his lips, starting to light a match, and he quickly snatched it away, throwing the offensive object as far as he could.

”It's bad for you.”

Shikamaru looked at his teammate pleadingly, but when Chouji stood his ground, he had no other choice than to give the carton to Chouji's outstretched hand, mumbling quietly ”so is eating too much but you don't see me complaining.” Chouji shrugged the comment off, Shika was just annoyed that he didn't get his way, just like a pouting five-year-old.

Shikamaru rolled his head, stretching the muscles in his neck before concentrating on the blond.

”...and then he was on top of me, I tried to get away but he had my arms pinned. So, I was going to tell him what a bastard he is, but then it happened again! My mind went completely blank and all I could do was what he told me to!”

Chouji munched on the chips, feeling like he was watching some daytime drama, and this was way better than 'Icha Icha Relationships' that his mom watched everyday, never missed an episode. Shikamaru, on the other hand, was having a strange feeling of déjà vu, not to mention he was getting a headache because his so-called BFF was more concerned about his health than his present state of mind. (Actually, that does make some sense.)

”So, you were completely under his control, obeying his every whim.” Naruto sent him a glare for that. ”Then what happened?”


Flashback

Sasuke smiled slyly as the bright blue eyes were once again staring at him, filled with lust. ”Now that's a good boy.” He got off the boy and stood up, pulling the blond onto his feet too. There was a long silence, during which Naruto just stood there, mesmerized by the man standing in front of him, and Sasuke looked around, thinking about his next step.

The onyx eyes landed on the cd player Iruka had left behind, resting on the table. He smirked, knowing exactly how to further test Kabuto's invention. Sasuke pressed the play button, listening as some march song started playing, skipping it quickly. He had to look for a while, Naruto still obediently standing there, until he found the perfect one.

The song Sasuke chose had a strong beat and some lady singing huskily, not that he cared. He turned to face the out-of-it blond and leaned back to the table, smirking. ”Dance.” When Naruto started slowly moving his hips, the raven got an additional idea. ”And strip.” Without hesitating, Naruto started taking off his jacket, slowly and quite sensually, considering that this was the loud mouthed, most unpredictable ninja in whole of Konoha, though it did fit the part about being unpredictable.

After throwing the jacket to the side, Naruto started peeling off his black shirt and walking towards the raven, swaying his hips. Sasuke felt his throat go dry as he saw the sexually charged stare Naruto was giving him, while slowly coming closer and closer. When he neared the table, Sasuke subconsciously pulled himself up to sit on the desk, feeling the need to back away as Naruto closed the distance between them.

Naruto opened the button on his pants, letting them drop to the floor, and leaned in so that their faces were inches apart. Sasuke was aware of the slowly growing panic he felt and suppressed the shiver as Naruto's breath ghosted against his skin. He saw the hands coming to rest on both of his sides and those pink lips coming closer to his.

The magic was broken by a loud crash, produced by the cd player that Sasuke had accidentally brushed off the desk. The two boys both blinked, Naruto waking up from the haze.

There was a long, awkward silence, making them both blush; Naruto, because he realized what he was doing and Sasuke, because he realized that Naruto realized what he'd been doing.

The silence ended when Sasuke let out a breath he was holding and Naruto panicked, quickly pulling up his trousers and running out of the class, his other clothes glutched to his chest.

Sasuke, on the other hand, expressed his agitation by kicking the chair near the desk, tipping it over. He hopped off the table and straightened his clothes out, willing his blush to disappear. (And that's why, kids, you test things before releasing them to the general public.)

He quickly checked if the cd player had suffered any permanent damage and stalked out of the class, not bothering to pick it off the floor.

End flashback


Shikamaru would have arched his eyebrow, but he was too tired to make enough effort for it. And Chouji was too emerged in the drama to think about having some kind of reaction.

”Like I said, there's something definitely wrong with him!”

Naruto was fisting his hair again, feeling at loss and slightly embarrassed, after all, you don't usually go around stripping and almost kissing your rivals. Not that having sex with them is normal either.

Shikamaru looked at Chouji, silently asking back his smokes, but Chouji shook is head in the negative, even though he did feel sorry for the brunet.

”So...” Shika started, sending a half-hearted glare towards his best friend. ”...do you remember if anything out-of-the-ordinary happened before you blanked out?”

Naruto bit his lip in concentration, something had been bothering him about the whole affair, he just couldn't remember it at the time. ”Umm, what do you mean?”

”Well, what happened right before you started stripping?” Chouji offered, for once not reaching for the chips.

The blond's eyes became unfocused and after some time he began drawing it out. ”He looked at the cd player. ...You think it has something to do with the music?!” Both Chouji and Naruto stared at Shikamaru, eyes hopeful.

The brunet genius slowly blinked. ”Too troublesome.” Then he stood up, sticking his hands to his pockets and started walking away.

”Shikamaru, don't- wait!” Naruto hopped up too, quickly catching up to him and grasping his shoulder. ”You got to help me, I don't know what to do!”

Shika shrugged the hand off and kept walking. ”He uses a form of mind control, you just need to figure out how he does it.”

Naruto waved his arms around helplessly. ”Why-! How-! What am I supposed to do?!”

Shikamaru rolled his eyes (never mind the energy consumption), reaching the door. ”He probably uses his sharingan, avoid his eyes or whatever. I'm leaving.” The door shut after him, leaving behind a contemplative silence.

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A/N: finished again! So, no idea how long the next chapter is gonna take but I have a part of it already typed out...? Well, while you wait, you can stare at my vase full of daisies! Thank you for reading and see you soon! (not literally, but you know what I mean)