Back to School

A/N: ah, I'm back again. I was supposed to take a break, but... I JUST CAN'T DO IT! This is too much fun :P so, on with the replies!

Chria: new reviewer! It's always nice to 'meet' new people! I'm happy I've made you laugh, after all, it's my mission on this planet to make people lose it :P thank you for your kind words!

Tokyo-Princess: thank you! And I love it too, I just had to have Naruto say it. It would have been even better if Sasuke had said it, but it just doesn't fit the character, even when he's out of it. And thank you, I did pour my soul and every fiber of my being into writing Sakura correctly. ...during those few lines... xD and Chouji and his mother are totally fans of the Icha Icha-series, but the soap opera version. No hard-core pr0n for them! *krhm* and thank you again, you don't have to wait long! :D

Kurai Kisu: he's totally gay for him. And I'll look the story up, as soon as I get finished writing these replies. *gets some tissues and water ready* and I could also imagine Naruto trying to claw his way out from Karin's grip, he looks good when terrified... *maniacal laugh* ...anyway, YES! I wait for you to comment! ...I thought it was obvious, with me glomping you guys and all. And because you were one of the firsts to review, it feels like you've been there all the time. ...not that it's been that long, but anyway! :D

spoon: ah, the one with the youthfully spirited name! (sorry, the joke got stuck to my head) anyway, lucky you, you're my 40th reviewer on this story so you get a daisy! Take good care of it! And thank you for reviewing once again :D

Kyuubi: oh, you flatter me too much *blushes* thank you! :)

mina: no review is pointless! Thank you! I try my best :P

Kati-chan: well, come on, who isn't? ...well, maybe not the girls but they so would be! ...if they were guys... xD

ShikaChouFan4Life: yeah, I've been keeping busy :P and I can tell you that what Iruka was doing and how he knew about the cd player are closely connected *smirk* man, you're smart, I always read fics during the night and I've woken up my roommate more than once :D

SharinganEyes: ah, yes. Poor Hinata. Sorry girl, but I'm sure there's someone else for you out there, Naruto is spoken for xP and now we just have to coax Sasuke to spill the beans... *plotting*

Kodos: *headdesk* erm, sorry, I'll fix that right away. Thank you for pointing that out and saving me from more embarrasment, but to my defence, I'm actually finnish and had to learn english as a third language so I'm bound to make some stupid mistakes. But thanks again, and happy you're enjoying it! ^^

Maxentius: thank you! And I try my best to keep them in character, reading the whole thing through couple of times and changing some of the dialogue if it doesn't seem right. ...and GASP! I feel so... supercalifragilisticly special! :D:D:D thank you for taking the time to review, I greatly appreciate it!! x)

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There would, once again, have been a total silence, if not for the more-or-less-here state of mind of the people there. But the declaration did shut Karin and Sasuke up, Kabuto hadn't been listening, or caring.

Sasuke stood unmoving, his eyes wide open with shock, looking at nothing particular. Karin was staring at the blond boy, her brain processing the new information, unable to form a coherent sentence. ”What-? You-? When-? Why-?”

Sasuke was the first one to react, grabbing the tan arm and turning the boy to face him. ”Dobe, you hear me?”

Naruto tried to focus his eyes again, sporting a goofy smile. His eyes widened in recognition and he raised his hand to run his fingers over the pale cheek, licking his lips absently. ”Sasuke.” Sasuke nodded and opened his mouth, about to say something, but his words were muffled by Naruto lips pressed against his.

A loud gasp escaped from Karin's mouth, but it was nothing compared to the screaming and shouting happening inside Sasuke Uchiha's head. (What the hell is he doing?! I didn't tell him to- Kami-sama, this feels good...) Usually Sasuke would have taken command of the kiss but having Naruto dominate was actually a nice experience, not that he would admit it to anyone.

Naruto slid his tongue over the straight white teeth and Sasuke opened his mouth more, letting the blond explore it. He had to grab the black shirt to keep himself standing as the kiss deepened, and felt an excited tug in his stomach as the tan arms circled around his waist, holding him in place.

Karin was still standing there, staring at the two boys in front of her. Her mind was quickly getting over the loss of the beautiful Uchiha ass she could have had all to herself, and was now taking into consideration the possibilities this turn of events could offer in getting Sasuke to come with them. Of course, the fact that her original position in the plans as Sasuke's partner had been fulfilled did leave a nasty feeling inside of her, Karin knew that bringing her master a new subordinate was more important.

Now that she thought about it, her concentration had wavered in the allmighty presence of Uchiha Sasuke and she needed to get back on tract, first step being the succesfull recovery- ”Dammit! Stop kissing already!”

There was a line as to how far a girl could go to ignore what was happening right in front of her eyes. ”Don't you have any kind of decency?!”

Sasuke faintly heard Karin's whining, (can't you see now's not the time, woman?!) and tried to push the blond away, so that just maybe they could go to some broomcloset to finish this up properly. But Naruto's hold just tightened, he was obviously unwilling to stop the sweet sensations that were highened because of the state he was in. This was, all in all, a problematic situation.

The problem was solved, maybe not in the best way, when a loud banging woke up the students and staff standing in the hallway. ”Thank you for participating in the experiment, you'll get the results later this year!” Kabuto said, smiling in his overly polite way, and walked off to his lab.

Sasuke slowly willed himself to open his eyes, scared of what he would find in the eyes of the blond, whose body had suddenly grown stiff. Naruto was staring at him, embarrassed, blinking his eyes rapidly, but not moving an inch.

It was the longest 10 seconds of the Uchiha's life before Naruto pulled their lips apart, still keeping his arms where they were.

Slowly Naruto's shocked expression turned into one of annoyance. ”Oh, I'm not even going to pretend to be surprised this happened.” He then let his arms drop and stepped away from Sasuke, letting the raven straighten out his posture and clothes that had mysteriously wrinkled up.

After making sure he didn't show any obvious hints of almost being molested, Sasuke raised his head to look back at the amazingly blue eyes that were examining him cautiously. ”...what?”

Naruto was about to open his mouth but changed his mind, snapping it closed. There was that awkward silence again, though this time even Sasuke couldn't form any words.

Karin shifted his eyes from the blond to the raven and back again, waiting for one of them to say something, just something. (So, is it normal for them to make out in public?) Oh, if she knew...

It was Naruto again who made the first move, turning around and walking off to find some peace and quiet, now he really needed to think.

Sasuke grit his teeth in anger, the blond had just walked off, not saying anything about his confession earlier. He put on his impassive mask again, readying a death glare if the girl next to him chose to say anything.

Karin had been watching the receding back of Naruto and turned around, expecting to see a distraught, maybe even a sad expression, but she was greeted by Sasuke's annoyed stare, not giving even a hint that he had just been exchanging fluids with one loud blond.

”Sasuke, are you okay-”

”Why wouldn't I be.” With that, Sasuke turned around and stalked to the class, wanting to have a word or two with Kabuto on proper management of classified experiments.

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Naruto bit his lip, worriedly rubbing the side of his neck. This wasn't something he had been prepared for. Sure, they had made out before and had sex (which still did not happen, probably), but this was different, because Naruto had a strong feeling that this time it had really been his fault.

He also didn't like the soft stinging that would not leave his lips, just where Sasuke's had been.

He was dreading the outcome it might bring, but he still needed to sit down and analyze the different emotions he had been feeling. It wasn't right to be running around, humping everything that even resembled the Uchiha. (...not that I've tried to kiss Sai. ...much.)

He was just trying to wrap his brain around this whole mind-control thing, when he noticed Chouji and Shikamaru walking on the pathway, deep in discussion.

”Oi, Shikamaru!”

Shikamaru raised his head and did a whole-turn when he saw the blond sitting on the bench, staring at him expectedly. But he was stopped as Chouji grabbed his arm, pulling the lazy genius with him to Naruto. ”Naruto-kun! How are things?”

Naruto's looked at Chouji, lower lip almost quivering. ”I seriously need help.”

”Nothing new there...” Shikamaru mumbled and sat down, adjusting the cast he still had. Chouji squinted his eyes at his BFF, receiving a glare in return.

Naruto, unaware of the staring contest going on next to him, began telling them what had happened before, and in what mess it had left him. ”It's all that bastard's fault, he started it! Probably just wants to mess with me, that idiot...”

Chouji, who lost, was achingly staring at the bag of chips in Shika's lap, who in turn was slowly eating the chips in there, even offering some of it to Naruto. ”So you kissed, and fucked, what's the problem there?”

Naruto scrunched his nose in disgust, munching on the chips he got from the bag. ”You suck at giving advice.”

Shikamaru shrugged, deciding enough was enough and giving the bag back to Chouji. ”Still you all come to me, like it ever resolves anything.” He leaned to the back rest, throwing his arms over it. ”Just tell me what's really bothering you.”

Once again, Naruto was about to say something he didn't want to admit even to himself.

”I think I don't hate Sasuke as much as I say I do.”

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A/N: well, Shika's vacation was a short one. But he needed to be there, even if he didn't say much! Anyway, thanks for reading, I'll update some time later, right now I have something fairly important to do. So, see ya! :)