Sick Days

A/N: Gomen minna-san! I know this is late...and I am very sorry! I (unfortunately) had exams to finish off. Here is the next chapter to Sick Days. I am not too sure if I like this chapter very much...there are parts, but I think I rushed it...I may go back and edit it once I return to the US. Speaking of which, the next chapter will be late too...sorry. I need to settle back into my motions in America and catch up with friends and family. I will try to get it out by the 30th of this month at the latest ok? Sorry once again and sorry this chapter isn't very long, but don't worry, once I get back home, I'll have plenty of time to work in this little story and develop it better ^___^ Thanks go out to all the reviewers!!!!! Love ya'll!

Disclaimer: Naruto is -so- not mine.

Warning: Slight OOC ahead and shonen-ai too ^___^ This is a Sasunaru afterall...though right now it is more...Narusasu hm...

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Sasuke knocked again at the door, “Naruto, I need to talk to you. Hurry up and get out.”

He frowned when no one responded. He knew the dobe was in there. He had heard the tap running and the sound of someone brushing his teeth was unmistakable. He knocked at the door again, the damn idiot could at least respond with an, ‘ok’. After the fourth knock Sasuke had finally reached his patience limit. He grabbed the knob and almost fell over as the door was yanked open from his grasp. He caught hold of the side panel to steady his balance and looked up, shooting a death glare at the figure before him who was…only wearing a towel.

Sasuke blinked as he took in the image of Naruto before him, “W-what?” he cleared his throat and tried again, “Damn it dobe…what the hell are you doing?”

Naruto smirked inwardly and put on a mask of confusion, “What are you talking about? I was in the middle of a shower and you came and started banging on the door…all I did was answer it.”

Sasuke forced the blood from flowing to his cheeks (and other areas as well) and stood up fully so that he was face to face with Naruto. He put on his mask of indifference and then in a monotone replied, “Hurry up and get dressed. You’re sick. If you catch something else because you were running around in a towel…”

Naruto leaned toward Sasuke and was amused to see Sasuke’s left eye twitch, ‘This is fun…ok time to put my plan into action.’

Sasuke almost gasped as Naruto grabbed a hold of the front of his shirt, he blinked when the dobe started inching closer to him, ‘What the hell?’

Naruto paused right in front of Sasuke’s face and then smiled his sexiest smile, “I’ll be out in a second.” With that he turned and closed the door in a stunned-Sasuke’s face.

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What

The

Hell?

Sasuke couldn’t even process a sentence longer than three words in his mind. Naruto had definitely thrown him for a loop. Sasuke blinked out of his stupor and turned to go into the kitchen and sit down at the table. His mind was blank except for those three words running through it.

Naruto had just…was Naruto…no…why would he be? Why would Naruto be –flirting- with him? Sasuke was completely confused and at a total loss for words. Naruto had never done anything like –that- before and it was completely unnerving the poor Uchiha. Sasuke frowned, Naruto is sick. Perhaps his fever has gotten even worse and is starting to affect his brain?

‘Wonderful. I’ll never hear the end of it from the Godaime,’ Sasuke registered. His mind was trying its damndest to make that last scene seem logical. ‘What if he –isn’t- feeling bad though? What if…he really was flirting with me?’ Sasuke pondered as he let out a tired sigh; he was beyond the point of exhaustion now.

‘Think Uchiha…if Naruto was seriously flirting with you…then…there is a chance. Not to mention…you’re going to kick his ass for playing with you. However, he could still be sick and just acting strangely because of his illness and in that case…you’re getting nowhere. Damn it,’ he grunted in annoyance and leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms at the same time; he hated not knowing what was really going on.

You could always ask Naruto…or confess to your…feelings.

Sasuke shook his head; he was not going to confess anything to Naruto right now. The dobe was ill and that is the last thing he’d need: Sasuke coming up to him and confessing his ‘feelings’ for the blond ninja.

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Naruto almost giggled when Sasuke left him in the bathroom. The Uchiha was trying his hardest not to lose his composure. Naruto smirked, ‘this is going to be interesting. First step: Make Sasuke sweat…completed. Now for the second step: Playing up the “sick” act. Let’s see just how far I can get Sasuke to go for me.’

With his plan in order, Naruto dressed quickly and checked himself over in the mirror. He was still flushed from the shower, but he knew his skin wasn’t warm enough to pull off a fever-like feel. He frowned in concentration and then snickered. This was an easy enough problem to fix…so long as he did it without Sasuke feeling it. Focusing his chakra, Naruto called on a small flow to course beneath his skin, thus giving it just enough heat to make it seem abnormal. It was such a small amount of chakra that Sasuke wouldn’t notice it at all, unless he pulled out his Sharingan. Naruto rolled his eyes, ‘Just don’t piss him off and he won’t need them.’

He nodded to himself in the mirror and then headed out toward the kitchen where Sasuke was seated. Putting on his best ‘act’ ever, he made his way slowly and painstakingly over to the seat directly across from Sasuke. He sat down and let out an exaggerated breath, as though just the very small walk from the bathroom to the kitchen was strenuous on his weakened body. Naruto was delighted when a slight crease formed between Sasuke’s brows. ‘Hehe, I’m pretty good at this,’ he thought in amusement as Sasuke cleared his throat.

“I went to deliver my report to the Hokage. She informed me that she may have figured out what is wrong with you, but that she needs to talk to a few more people who have had experience with demons before,” Sasuke stated, as he made sure not to look directly at Naruto. Things were just getting too complicated anymore.

Naruto was confused, “Demons? I’m not a—“

“I didn’t say you were. The Hokage seems to think that the Kyuubi is the reason for your illness. She wants to speak with a few of the elders from Sunagakure before attempting anything with you. The Sand Village has also had to deal with a demon before and therefore, the Hokage wants to share information and see if she can find out anything new about the demons and their abilities and powers. Not much is known about them,” Sasuke stated as he leaned back in his chair and rubbed his neck. He was far beyond tired and today’s earlier event was starting to affect him. To say he was caught off guard was a bit of an understatement and that was unnerving the Uchiha. He looked at Naruto to gauge his reaction. The blond was just sitting there, lost in thought perhaps. Sasuke really couldn’t tell considering he had never seen the dobe lost in thought before.

Naruto frowned, ‘I am healthy again which is really strange…and we still don’t know why I got sick in the first place. What if it really is because of the Kyuubi? What does that mean?’

“Dobe…Naruto.”

Naruto snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Sasuke who had quickly looked away as soon as he had looked up. Sasuke took a deep breath and then turned his gaze back to Naruto, “I’m sure…it’s nothing to be…worried about. You’ll be fine.”

Naruto almost fell out of his chair. He blinked about seven times too many and then blinked some more. ‘Who the hell is this guy?’ he thought quickly as he tried to compose himself; he was supposed to be throwing Sasuke for a loop…not letting Sasuke throw him for one.

Sasuke looked at Naruto strangely, “What?”

Naruto almost laughed, but decided he didn’t want to piss off the Uchiha, so he shrugged and then smiled his best smile, “Nothing. You’re just being…awfully nice lately. A little out of character don’t you think? Not that it’s a bad thing…”

Sasuke frowned, “Don’t get used to it dobe. I’m –trying- to be nice. It’s my mission right now to make sure you get better. Nothing more.” Sasuke could have rolled his eyes at his last statement, ‘Yeah…nothing more than me having to keep myself from acting on these unburied emotions. Nothing more than that. This is the worst mission of my life.’

‘Just a mission…is that all…’ Naruto thought angrily. Standing up and pushing his chair back, while still managing to keep a neutral facial expression, he moved slowly around the table toward the hallway behind Sasuke’s back. ‘Damn it Uchiha. You are –not- going to brush this off like you do with everything else. Heh…let’s see just how much of this act of yours is for the mission and just how much of it is because of you…’ Naruto thought wickedly as he edged away from the hallway and headed for Sasuke’s unsuspecting back. That last statement of Sasuke’s had actually sent a pang of anger and frustration through Naruto and he sure as hell didn’t like it. He’d be damned if he’d allow the Uchiha to brush him off…and now was the perfect time to start using some of his ideas. He’d have to skip step two for the time being and jump to step three: Give the Uchiha something to –think- about. Mission Accepted.

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Sasuke stared at the table as he felt Naruto leaving the room, ‘what is his problem? Did I say som—wha?’ He stiffened instinctively as he felt two hands clench his shoulders in a tight grip. He relaxed slightly once he realized it was Naruto; the damn dobe had actually snuck up on him. ‘Stupid…’ Sasuke muttered in his head, ‘how could I let my guard down –that- much…and around him? Stupid…’

“Ne…you’re stiff,” Naruto whispered into Sasuke’s ear as he applied pressure to the knot forming between Sasuke’s shoulder blades. He saw a light blush darken Sasuke’s cheeks and felt him shiver slightly beneath his hands. Naruto smirked in triumph, ‘I win.’

Sasuke tried to turn his head to tell the dobe off, but Naruto started pressing on that knot that had been forming for the past few days and it felt too good to start disputing.

‘I –should- tell him…to…stop,’ was the last thought that entered Sasuke’s mind as he succumbed to the wonderful massage Naruto was giving him. He leaned back slightly into Naruto’s touch and couldn’t help but close his eyes as Naruto worked the knots and tightness out of him. It just felt too damn good…

Naruto was enjoying this immensely. Here was Uchiha Sasuke, the Prodigy of Konoha, melting beneath his fingers. It was perfect. This was almost like a dream to Naruto…he finally had Sasuke under his fingers…it was perfect.

Unfortunately, all wonderful things must come to an end.

At that very moment, Kakashi appeared in the room in a poof of smoke and a, “Yo!”

Naruto froze. Sasuke stiffened instantly and Kakashi…

Well…let’s just say that his mask is not very good at hiding large smirks.

“Am I interrupting something?” Kakashi asked innocently as he eyed a now completely embarrassed Naruto and a thoroughly annoyed Sasuke. Naruto backed away from Sasuke and then quickly retreated from the room mumbling something about feeling dizzy. Sasuke wanted to drag the dobe’s ass back into the room, but he doubted Kakashi would allow him to use such force on the ill ninja. ‘Damn him…he ran’ he thought darkly as he glared at Kakashi; who at least had the decency to look slightly ashamed…though it was hard to tell with that mask on.

“What do you want?” Sasuke said sharply as he rubbed his neck; it was still tingling from where Naruto had been massaging him and he really didn’t want that tingling sensation to leave. He had almost been reduced to a puddle by Naruto’s hands. Where the hell had the dobe learned to give massages? If Naruto had kept going, Sasuke was certain he would have embarrassed himself even more…it was bad enough that he had given in to the wonderful treatment so easily. It was as though Naruto had some sort of power over him…

“I just came to check on you two…seems you are getting along,” Kakashi said, amusement lacing his words. This was entirely too amusing…

Sasuke stood up slowly and walked toward Kakashi. He stood in front of the jounin and glared at him. Kakashi put on his most innocent face and smiled back.

Sasuke couldn’t take it anymore; his eyes twitched and started to change from black to a deep red…

Kakashi took this as a sign that now would be a good time to leave. He didn’t want to disturb Naruto; the boy was in a fragile state right now.

Sasuke took a deep breath and let it out in an exhausted sigh as soon as the silver-haired man had left. ‘Tsunade had better come up with something very soon…’
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A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter ^__^ Comments and constructive criticism are welcomed!! I hope this wasn't too bad of an ending...since a lot of ppl didn't like the last chapters cliffhanger >.> Gomen XD I tried to keep Sasuke and Naruto in character as much as possible...I'm not sure if I liked how it turned out tho...I may edit it once I get the free time ^__^;;

Thanks for reading! Jya!