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Better than Ramen Chapter Thirteen: An Explosion of Emotions, High-Five From Kakashi-Sensei, and Shikamaru Recorded a Video?!

Sasuke's Point of View

"Hey, Sasuke," Naruto murmured as he lay in my lap, staring at me with calculating eyes.

"What?" I asked reluctantly. I hadn't exactly been in a talking mood because of what Naruto had done to me not five minutes earlier. Then he just stopped because he said he was sleepy and practically begged me to act as his pillow! I've said it before, but Naruto really had no tact.

"I really like you."

I blushed despite myself, but tried to act as if what he said didn't make my heart hammer against my chest. "Obviously, otherwise you wouldn't have done all that."

"Do you hate me?"

"I thought we've been over this. I already apologized for being a jerk and I already said that I don't hate you. I said that five times to be exact."

"Does that mean you like me?"

I averted my eyes and he started giggling like a love struck girl. I called him an idiot and bonked his head. "I didn't know today was your birthday until what happened back in class, so I didn't really get you anything. Sorry."

Naruto sat upright in front of me and leaned closer. I would have moved away, but the wall was blocking my escape. "That's okay. I don't need one from you."

"But…but I feel a little guilty," I admitted. "I mean, everyone else got you something except for me."

He thought to himself for a few seconds before declaring happily, "You can be my present, Sasuke!"

"Wha--? No! That sounds…weird!"

"But it's the truth! You have no freaking idea how happy I am now that we're not fighting anymore!" He hugged me before I could even think of a protesting word.

"Wh-what's with all the affection," I demanded after I pushed him away from me. "You never used to do this kind of thing and now you just won't stop! Would you act this way with anybody you liked?!"

I don't know if he meant it as a compliment or whatever, but what Naruto told me sent my head spinning and made my heart go aflutter. "If it's not with Sasuke, then I wouldn't like it. It'd be too different, 'ttebayo!"* He noticed how red my face was and looked at me with concern. "Crap, you don't have a fever again, do you?"

I furiously shook my head and stood up quickly. "Uh, we should get back. We won't be able to eat any lunch at this rate."

"Coming!" Naruto sang and held my hand while we were walking down the stairs.

"No PDA," I snapped and wrenched my hand from his.

"But I wanna hold your hand…!"

"Absolutely not! Think about it, Usuratonkachi! What would happen if somebody saw you holding hands with me?"

"'Lucky Naruto'?"

I groaned and quickened my pace. "Let's just go to lunch."

Naruto caught up to me and smiled, "Hey, can I sit with you, Sasuke?"

"Do what you want."

"Yay~!"

Now, I've been in a lot of awkward situations in my lifetime. For example, it was awkward when I had awoken one morning to not only find that my fever had gone, but Naruto was passed out beside me. Then there was the time that I thought Naruto's scent was probably what heaven smelled like, only better. And let's not forget when Gaara texted me while trying to text Naruto, "Whenever you need me, I'm here for you." However, the dead silence that began when Naruto and I entered the cafeteria and persisted until the end was awful. Add to this the fact that everyone kept on whispering and looking at the two of us alone at our table and it became a nightmare. Naruto didn't seem to notice any of this! He just kept on smiling next to me while he happily ate his ramen.

If I thought lunch was a nightmare, then fifth period was absolute hell because I found out why everyone was whispering during lunch. My phone vibrated when Iruka-sensei was lecturing Naruto for not having his history homework done and what I saw when I discretely checked my phone made my jaw drop. Shikamaru had sent me a video…of Naruto making out with me on the roof! My face went a deep shade of red when I saw the expression I was making when Naruto started to kiss my neck. My phone went off again with another message from Shikamaru when I was contemplating jumping out the window. This time it was a regular text message that read, "Guess what? I already sent this 2 the entire school. >" There was no questioning why everyone was sniggering at lunch now. They had seen the video of me and Naruto!

The students weren't the only ones who had seen the video. Near the end of eighth period, Kakashi-sensei entered the room and made a bee line for Naruto. He stopped at his desk and then (I think) he smiled and held up his hand, saying, "Come on, buddy. Up top." No doubt he was high-fiving him because he was proud of him, and Naruto was blissfully unaware of it!

As soon as school was out, I dragged Naruto out of the classroom by his ear well aware of all of the silent comments and laughter that followed us until we were hidden behind the school. Once we were out of sight and once Naruto had stopped whining, I pulled out my phone and shoved it in front of his line of vision.

"Do you see this?!" I demanded.

Naruto stared at the screen blankly and then blushed. He seized the phone from my hand and turned up the volume and I heard my moaning voice. I snatched my phone back and turned it off before he could protest.

"Who--"

"Shikamaru," I told him. "Somehow that damn idiot got a video of that."

"…"

"What are you thinking…?"

"Er, just that, well…" Naruto thought long and hard on how to put his thoughts into words. "Um, I was thinking how cute you looked just now, dattebayo."
I blushed furiously and didn't bother seeing if he was following me or not when I stormed off in the opposite direction. Sadly, Naruto trailed after me until we had to part ways to go home. I wasn't exactly looking forward to going back to my flat because I knew that I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about Naruto, and I turned out to be right. My mind kept on wandering back to his bright smile, especially whenever Gato would wander into the living room. If I thought things would calm down, I was wrong, because Naruto burst into my flat about an hour after I arrived home with a full book bag, full gym bag, and an overflowing box. He dropped his things in the foyer and pranced (yes, he pranced) over to the couch where I sat and glomped me tightly while kissing my cheek.

I was quick to push him away, but he just smiled at me and sang, "I'm home, Sasuke!"

"'Home'?! What are you talking about?"

"I'm moving in!" He moved back to the foyer and picked up the box first, heading toward the stairs. "So should I put this stuff upstairs first?"

I leapt off the couch and blocked his path in a huff. "What do you think you're doing? You can't live here!"

"Eh? Why not, 'ttebayo?"

"Because you have your own place to live! And why do you have to live here, anyway, Usuratonkachi?!"

Naruto began to laugh at me. "Isn't it obvious? Because we're dating, idiot."

"Wha--? Hold on, who says we're dating?!"

He looked at me questioningly. "Aren't we?"

"Ah…I--I don't know, but still…!"

"Is it so bad that I wanna be with you?"

His words stunned me into silence for the millionth time that day, but I refused to let him win this round. I stood firm and declared, "You're not moving in with me, got it? I'll drive you back home, but you have to understand that there's no way I'm gonna let you--"

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"…Live with me," I muttered after we arrived at Naruto's apartment building.

I had been planning on leaving Naruto there and then going back home, but completely changed my mind after seeing the state of the building. It was completely engulfed in smoke and small flames with police cars surrounding the entire block. Naruto jumped out of the car the second we stopped moving and was just in time to see a man with a long, blond ponytail being escorted to the nearest police car with handcuffs.

"Deidara," Naruto bellowed. "What the hell happened?!"

The man named Deidara was covered in black residue and his hands were wrapped in gauze, so the answer was obvious to me.

"Hmm…I guess I had a little too much fun!" Deidara smiled before being shoved into the police car.

I sighed and restrained myself from doing a facepalm. "Naruto, all of your stuff was out of their, right?"

"Uh, yeah," Naruto confirmed. "Why are you asking me that, Sasuke?"

"Er…well, you can't exactly live here anymore, so…"

Naruto beamed at me happily. "Really?! Are you really, really gonna let me live with you?!"

I nodded, but regretted agreeing with him when we got back to my flat. The first thing that Naruto did was shove all of his belongings into one corner of my room, save the picture of his parents that he placed on my bedside table.

"Why's that here," I asked him. "Shouldn't it be with you instead?"

He cocked his head to the side to indicate bewilderment. "You got a few screws lose, Sasuke? Of course that picture's gonna be with me, dattebayo."

"But this is where I sleep."

"Yeah."

"…"

"…"

"Hell no," I shouted. "You get the couch until I can find a futon!"

"But Sasuke," Naruto whined in sorrow. "I wanna sleep with you…!"

I bonked the top of his head before I could stop myself. "D-don't shout things that have double meanings, you idiot!"

He gripped his throbbing head and stared at me. "'Double meaning'…?" His eyes widened and he averted his gaze from mine nervously. "I wasn't thinking that, but if you want to…all you had to do was ask, you know."

Naruto was out of my bedroom literally one second later because I had kicked him out. I'm pretty sure his face greeted the wall, but that loud thump could have been from him tumbling into the opposite room. I slammed and locked the door behind him, yelling at him, "You don't deserve a futon! Sleep on the couch forever for all I care!"

Despite the fact that I had shouted things like that at him, I couldn't help but feel strange when Naruto had interpreted what I meant by "double meaning". Where did he get off saying something as blunt as sleeping together?!

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*So apparently I keep on giving compliments on accident and they're awesome.

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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T own Naruto. Naruto is the property of Masashi Kishimoto and TV Tokyo. This is a work of pure fiction for my amusement and for those who read this.

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Better than Ramen Chapter Thirteen: An Explosion of Emotions, High-Five From Kakashi-Sensei, and Shikamaru Recorded a Video?!

Sasuke's Point of View

"Hey, Sasuke," Naruto murmured as he lay in my lap, staring at me with calculating eyes.

"What?" I asked reluctantly. I hadn't exactly been in a talking mood because of what Naruto had done to me not five minutes earlier. Then he just stopped because he said he was sleepy and practically begged me to act as his pillow! I've said it before, but Naruto really had no tact.

"I really like you."

I blushed despite myself, but tried to act as if what he said didn't make my heart hammer against my chest. "Obviously, otherwise you wouldn't have done all that."

"Do you hate me?"

"I thought we've been over this. I already apologized for being a jerk and I already said that I don't hate you. I said that five times to be exact."

"Does that mean you like me?"

I averted my eyes and he started giggling like a love struck girl. I called him an idiot and bonked his head. "I didn't know today was your birthday until what happened back in class, so I didn't really get you anything. Sorry."

Naruto sat upright in front of me and leaned closer. I would have moved away, but the wall was blocking my escape. "That's okay. I don't need one from you."

"But…but I feel a little guilty," I admitted. "I mean, everyone else got you something except for me."

He thought to himself for a few seconds before declaring happily, "You can be my present, Sasuke!"

"Wha--? No! That sounds…weird!"

"But it's the truth! You have no freaking idea how happy I am now that we're not fighting anymore!" He hugged me before I could even think of a protesting word.

"Wh-what's with all the affection," I demanded after I pushed him away from me. "You never used to do this kind of thing and now you just won't stop! Would you act this way with anybody you liked?!"

I don't know if he meant it as a compliment or whatever, but what Naruto told me sent my head spinning and made my heart go aflutter. "If it's not with Sasuke, then I wouldn't like it. It'd be too different, 'ttebayo!"* He noticed how red my face was and looked at me with concern. "Crap, you don't have a fever again, do you?"

I furiously shook my head and stood up quickly. "Uh, we should get back. We won't be able to eat any lunch at this rate."

"Coming!" Naruto sang and held my hand while we were walking down the stairs.

"No PDA," I snapped and wrenched my hand from his.

"But I wanna hold your hand…!"

"Absolutely not! Think about it, Usuratonkachi! What would happen if somebody saw you holding hands with me?"

"'Lucky Naruto'?"

I groaned and quickened my pace. "Let's just go to lunch."

Naruto caught up to me and smiled, "Hey, can I sit with you, Sasuke?"

"Do what you want."

"Yay~!"

Now, I've been in a lot of awkward situations in my lifetime. For example, it was awkward when I had awoken one morning to not only find that my fever had gone, but Naruto was passed out beside me. Then there was the time that I thought Naruto's scent was probably what heaven smelled like, only better. And let's not forget when Gaara texted me while trying to text Naruto, "Whenever you need me, I'm here for you." However, the dead silence that began when Naruto and I entered the cafeteria and persisted until the end was awful. Add to this the fact that everyone kept on whispering and looking at the two of us alone at our table and it became a nightmare. Naruto didn't seem to notice any of this! He just kept on smiling next to me while he happily ate his ramen.

If I thought lunch was a nightmare, then fifth period was absolute hell because I found out why everyone was whispering during lunch. My phone vibrated when Iruka-sensei was lecturing Naruto for not having his history homework done and what I saw when I discretely checked my phone made my jaw drop. Shikamaru had sent me a video…of Naruto making out with me on the roof! My face went a deep shade of red when I saw the expression I was making when Naruto started to kiss my neck. My phone went off again with another message from Shikamaru when I was contemplating jumping out the window. This time it was a regular text message that read, "Guess what? I already sent this 2 the entire school. >" There was no questioning why everyone was sniggering at lunch now. They had seen the video of me and Naruto!

The students weren't the only ones who had seen the video. Near the end of eighth period, Kakashi-sensei entered the room and made a bee line for Naruto. He stopped at his desk and then (I think) he smiled and held up his hand, saying, "Come on, buddy. Up top." No doubt he was high-fiving him because he was proud of him, and Naruto was blissfully unaware of it!

As soon as school was out, I dragged Naruto out of the classroom by his ear well aware of all of the silent comments and laughter that followed us until we were hidden behind the school. Once we were out of sight and once Naruto had stopped whining, I pulled out my phone and shoved it in front of his line of vision.

"Do you see this?!" I demanded.

Naruto stared at the screen blankly and then blushed. He seized the phone from my hand and turned up the volume and I heard my moaning voice. I snatched my phone back and turned it off before he could protest.

"Who--"

"Shikamaru," I told him. "Somehow that damn idiot got a video of that."

"…"

"What are you thinking…?"

"Er, just that, well…" Naruto thought long and hard on how to put his thoughts into words. "Um, I was thinking how cute you looked just now, dattebayo."
I blushed furiously and didn't bother seeing if he was following me or not when I stormed off in the opposite direction. Sadly, Naruto trailed after me until we had to part ways to go home. I wasn't exactly looking forward to going back to my flat because I knew that I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about Naruto, and I turned out to be right. My mind kept on wandering back to his bright smile, especially whenever Gato would wander into the living room. If I thought things would calm down, I was wrong, because Naruto burst into my flat about an hour after I arrived home with a full book bag, full gym bag, and an overflowing box. He dropped his things in the foyer and pranced (yes, he pranced) over to the couch where I sat and glomped me tightly while kissing my cheek.

I was quick to push him away, but he just smiled at me and sang, "I'm home, Sasuke!"

"'Home'?! What are you talking about?"

"I'm moving in!" He moved back to the foyer and picked up the box first, heading toward the stairs. "So should I put this stuff upstairs first?"

I leapt off the couch and blocked his path in a huff. "What do you think you're doing? You can't live here!"

"Eh? Why not, 'ttebayo?"

"Because you have your own place to live! And why do you have to live here, anyway, Usuratonkachi?!"

Naruto began to laugh at me. "Isn't it obvious? Because we're dating, idiot."

"Wha--? Hold on, who says we're dating?!"

He looked at me questioningly. "Aren't we?"

"Ah…I--I don't know, but still…!"

"Is it so bad that I wanna be with you?"

His words stunned me into silence for the millionth time that day, but I refused to let him win this round. I stood firm and declared, "You're not moving in with me, got it? I'll drive you back home, but you have to understand that there's no way I'm gonna let you--"

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"…Live with me," I muttered after we arrived at Naruto's apartment building.

I had been planning on leaving Naruto there and then going back home, but completely changed my mind after seeing the state of the building. It was completely engulfed in smoke and small flames with police cars surrounding the entire block. Naruto jumped out of the car the second we stopped moving and was just in time to see a man with a long, blond ponytail being escorted to the nearest police car with handcuffs.

"Deidara," Naruto bellowed. "What the hell happened?!"

The man named Deidara was covered in black residue and his hands were wrapped in gauze, so the answer was obvious to me.

"Hmm…I guess I had a little too much fun!" Deidara smiled before being shoved into the police car.

I sighed and restrained myself from doing a facepalm. "Naruto, all of your stuff was out of their, right?"

"Uh, yeah," Naruto confirmed. "Why are you asking me that, Sasuke?"

"Er…well, you can't exactly live here anymore, so…"

Naruto beamed at me happily. "Really?! Are you really, really gonna let me live with you?!"

I nodded, but regretted agreeing with him when we got back to my flat. The first thing that Naruto did was shove all of his belongings into one corner of my room, save the picture of his parents that he placed on my bedside table.

"Why's that here," I asked him. "Shouldn't it be with you instead?"

He cocked his head to the side to indicate bewilderment. "You got a few screws lose, Sasuke? Of course that picture's gonna be with me, dattebayo."

"But this is where I sleep."

"Yeah."

"…"

"…"

"Hell no," I shouted. "You get the couch until I can find a futon!"

"But Sasuke," Naruto whined in sorrow. "I wanna sleep with you…!"

I bonked the top of his head before I could stop myself. "D-don't shout things that have double meanings, you idiot!"

He gripped his throbbing head and stared at me. "'Double meaning'…?" His eyes widened and he averted his gaze from mine nervously. "I wasn't thinking that, but if you want to…all you had to do was ask, you know."

Naruto was out of my bedroom literally one second later because I had kicked him out. I'm pretty sure his face greeted the wall, but that loud thump could have been from him tumbling into the opposite room. I slammed and locked the door behind him, yelling at him, "You don't deserve a futon! Sleep on the couch forever for all I care!"

Despite the fact that I had shouted things like that at him, I couldn't help but feel strange when Naruto had interpreted what I meant by "double meaning". Where did he get off saying something as blunt as sleeping together?!

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*So apparently I keep on giving compliments on accident and they're awesome.