Aha, watch as the plot thickens and be amazed! Okay well maybe not amazed but for all of you disappointed by Arashi's death don't be so sad… I'd say something that would make you happy but that would ruin things. So you'll just have to wait and read to see what secrets the two families (Uzumaki's and Uchiha's) have. Actually just reading this first part might give it all away. Wait never mind it will give it away.

Beta-ed by Red Deep a.k.a. the coolest beta ever! You should go read her stories too!

Warning: Yaoi/Shonen-ai, Violence, Language. Wait…I don't think it even has all of that in it… Oh and spoilers for the movie Battle Royale.

This is still and always will be dedicated to Midnight Shining Star!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Battle Royale but I recommend both!

"We have to make up a good story for the press," A silver-haired man said looking at the people in front of him.

"You want us to lie, Kakashi-san?" A police officer said in disbelief.

"Would you rather have an uproar from the public?" Kakashi asked them. "Arashi's death will anger many people and we don't need any fights starting up while we are at such a disadvantage."

The officers and reporters in the room nodded. After all Arashi was the most influential man in the city, he may not have been the richest for he didn't like making so much money for doing no labor work, but he was still the man in charge of the city. The public liked him and he was always fair, however this fact did make him some enemies.

"What if he's not even dead though?" A voice asked from the corner of the room.

"Did he not look dead to you?" Another said in reply to them. The figured stepped out from the shadows and shrugged their shoulders.

"Well, Arashi had many enemies correct?" The young man said and watched the silent agreement in their eyes. "One of which is a genetics research group owned by Sabaku, who could have easily gotten enough of Arashi's genetic make-up to be able to use it to make a clone of him. Maybe not a living clone, but a dead one."

"Why would he waste so much money on that? It's so improbable," The police officer from before said. "Who are you anyway?"

"Sugiyama Kyou," He said bowing in introduction. "I suspect it goes much deeper than what we see. For Arashi was part of the Yakuza a while back and then he up and left. There still might be a grudge there."

"You're wasting your time hoping that he is still alive somewhere," The woman officer said frowning. "We all are sad to see him dead but you don't have to be so in denial about it. Just accept what has happened."

"Or I could be more willing to find out the truth," He began glaring at them. "After all he is my uncle and I know for a fact that he wouldn't die that easily. Did you all forget that he does karate, judo and kendo? How could he not have found a way to defend himself?"

"He may have been caught off guard," Kakashi suggested.

"Then that means it would have had to be someone close to him who committed the crime and if I'm correct you are his secretary, which would make you the most likely subject," Kyou said smirking.

"Arashi was my best friend, and I had no reason or intent to kill him. Maybe you and I should discuss this further while they write out the story, because you are causing all sorts of problems for us," Kakashi said motioning for Kyou to follow him into his office.

"Alright," Kyou said smirking still.

-

The next day in the Uzumaki home was a solemn one indeed. None of the three kids had gone to school. Kyoko was in tears crying the whole day, and Kyuubi was angry and pushing everyone away not wanting to talk. Naruto didn't have time to mourn for he had to comfort his mother and the responsibility of his father's company was now on his head. He'd have to take the role as man of the house and run a large business. Just thinking about the stress was enough to give him a headache.

"Mom, I'm going to go to the store and get us some dinner," Naruto called out walking out of the door as he saw his normally loud mother quietly nod her head. He sighed as he got into their car and drove off to the store. Home life was getting very difficult; he hadn't fully comprehended his father's death yet.

Arashi had hardly been there for him when he was younger, he loved his son, but he was always too busy with his work. At one time he had been part of the Yakuza and that had been when Naruto was just a little boy and Kyuubi only a baby. Naruto had always held a secret resentment towards his father for making his mother worry constantly for his safety and never being there for him. Though when his father finally got out of the Yakuza mess, Noriko had Kyoko, but they began to fight and split up. Arashi took Kyoko while Noriko kept Kyuubi and Naruto.

In a way Naruto just assumed he was angry about his father's death and that he'd regret all of these thoughts, but until then, he'd keep thinking them. They made him feel better, and at the moment that was all he wanted.

He ran a hand through his short sunshine locks as he drove down the road. He didn't want to deal with his father's death. It was as if Arashi wasn't even dead yet. In Naruto's case it just hadn't sunk in yet. He knew that his father was dead but at the moment his mind just couldn't comprehend it.

The trip to the store was uneventful, but people around him who knew who he was kept coming up and saying sorry. He didn't want a sorry. If they were sorry he didn't need to know. He didn't have any idea how many were actually sincere and not just saying that to make themselves feel better. People in this world are selfish and he knew that many only did it to relieve their conscious.

He hurried up the trip by grabbing TV dinners and quickly paid before leaving the store and the many pairs of eyes watching him. The drive home was uneventful as well and he was glad to be back, that is until he walked into the house and saw Kyoko sitting on the couch crying while trying to read a book.

"Aniki!" She yelled seeing her brother walk through the door. The small child latched onto the elder one as he walked into the kitchen letting her sob into the fabric of his jeans. "I miss Daddy! It's not fair! Why'd he have to be killed?" Naruto could only do so much to comfort his younger sister as he knelt down and wrapped his arms tightly around her small shoulders. He lifted her into his arms and walked back over to the couch leaving the bag of food he bought on the floor forgotten. He sat and held her tightly trying his best to use soothing words as he rubbed her back gently. Minutes later Kyoko lay asleep in his arms, tired from all the crying and mental and emotional stress. Naruto felt comforted by the sight of her sleeping and soon found himself a sleep as well.

Noriko walked out from the kitchen in which she had watched the whole scene take place. She was smiling through the tears that fell down her face as she tossed a blanket loosely over the two before going to see if Kyuubi was willing to talk to her.

-

"Sasuke! I'm going to go visit Noriko in an hour so if you're coming hurry up!" Mikoto called from the main hall of their large home.

Sasuke heard her and sighed while Itachi looked up from the book he was reading at him. They were both in Sasuke's room seeing as them sitting in silence was usually the extent of their time spent together.

"What's wrong with you? Shouldn't you want to go comfort your boyfriend whose father was just murdered?" Itachi asked curious.

"Yes…but…" Sasuke fell silent looking at the floor.

"But what?" Sasuke didn't respond only continued looking at the floor.

"Just go," Itachi said glaring at his younger brother.

"No, I can't!"

Getting rather annoyed at his younger brother he said, "Why can't you?"

"I don't know what to say," Sasuke said, angrily looking at the ground. "I don't want to tell him 'I'm sorry' like everyone is probably doing. What meaning would that hold? It would seem so automatic and insincere."

"You know, it depends on who's saying it."

"How do I know it matters if I say it?"

"If you're so worried about saying something insincere then just don't talk."

"What? So I'm supposed to become a mute?"

"No!" Itachi was now very annoyed and stood. "Sometimes it's what you don't say," Itachi said beginning to walk off. "Sometimes they just need someone there who they know cares."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Sasuke said growling when he heard his brother slam the door shut ending the conversation. He lay down on his bed with his face in his pillow squeezing the poor thing until the anger suddenly dissipated. Calm once more he turned his head and looked out to the world beyond his window and whispered. "I'm sorry…"

Sighing once more he stood and went downstairs to find his mother.

-

"Kyuubi?" Noriko said knocking on her son's door.

"What do you want?" Was the harsh reply.

"To talk."

"Whatever…" He mumbled and Noriko let herself in.

"So how are you doing?" She asked gently. Her husband's sudden death had her subdued and acting more her age for once.

"I'm fine!" Kyuubi growled out, glaring at her. " So stop worrying about me!"

"It's when you say things like that that make me worry. You're almost as bad as Naruto, who's still in denial of your father's death or at least in shock still."

"Shouldn't you be most worried about Kyoko? She keeps crying and crying," Kyuubi said from his bed while hidden under the large black comforter.

"No…I think she's the only one of us who's taking your father's death well. All our approaches are so unhealthy… I wish I could be more like Kyoko. She's more in tune with her feelings and able to deal with them so much better." Noriko said smiling and laughing lightly.

"I think you're going insane," Kyuubi said sitting up and letting the comforter fall from him revealing his head and torso. Noriko walked forward and hugged him when she saw the tear stains on his cheeks and that his eyes were red from crying. Kyuubi returned the hug silently holding onto his mother tightly.

"I think we're all going insane," Noriko said getting him to laugh a little. "It's just a matter of how well we are at dealing with life now having to live with our insanity, that will determine whether we get sent to the loony bin or not."

"You're a dork," Kyuubi said pulling away from the hug.

"Yes, but I'm your dork," Noriko said smiling. "Now let's go downstairs and make TV dinners! Oh wait…I forgot we need to be quiet." She said lowering her voice.

"Why?" He asked getting up from his bed and walking with her out of his room.

"Naruto and Kyoko are asleep on the couch," Noriko said walking down the stairs with Kyuubi right behind her.

They quietly walked past the two on the couch grabbing the bag as they went on their way to the kitchen.

"Mom," Kyuubi began seeing her look over. "How long are you going to manage to stay quiet?"

"I have no idea…" She said as a silence fell over them. "But I hate silence so it's not going to last long."

Kyuubi sighed as he grabbed the items from the bag Naruto had left on the floor.

"He bought macaroni…" He said staring at the five boxes. "For…five people…"

Noriko sighed and grabbed two of the boxes.

"You're being paranoid, it's not like he still thinks your father is alive, he just made an honest mistake," She began laughing a little. "Or did you forget that me and him eat one and a half of these things?"

"Oh yeah…" He said realization appearing on his face. "It's just never going to be the same…"

"I hate this," Noriko said pouting as she tried to open the box that contained her food.

"Hate what?"

"That we're all depressed."

"Oh…"

"You know what!" Noriko shouted awaking Naruto and Kyoko who were now sitting straight up on the couch trying to catch their breath. "We are going somewhere and going to have fun!"

"MOM! Don't scare me like that!" Naruto yelled from the living room. Kyoko started laughing seeing Naruto still looking horrified.

"Mom! You woke them up!" Kyuubi said annoyed.

"What? You didn't want us up?" Naruto asked suspicious.

"Why are you two so paranoid?" Noriko asked confused. "First Kyuubi and now you! Can't you just think that stuff happens for no reason? Or do you both believe in fate?"

A silence greeted her.

"Okay…so you do. Anyway, let's eat! I'm starving!" Noriko laughed happily before growling while attempting to open the box again.

"Do you need some help?" Kyuubi asked watching his mother, trying not to laugh.

"No. I'll get it," She mumbled concentrating on her task. "It's just they make these boxes as if they don't want you to be able to open and eat them once you buy them."

"It's so the food isn't tampered with," Kyuubi explained while Kyoko and Naruto decided to ignore the two in favor of watching some anime on television.

"Why the hell would someone tamper with macaroni?" Noriko questioned aloud, glaring at the box.

"Just let me help you," Kyuubi said, grabbing for the box but Noriko pulled it back out of her son's reach.

"No! I can do it!"

"Just let me help!"

"NO!" Noriko said as the two spoke through gritted teeth each pulling on the box.

Naruto however was used to the fighting and was trying to figure out what the anime he was watching was about. Kyoko seemed to have it all figured out and was now explaining it to him.

"Well there is the Moon Princess- the girl with the meatball hair. She's also called Sailor Moon, who protects Earth from evil," Kyoko said simply.

"Then who are the other girls? And how do they transform?"

"Those are the other Sailor Scouts, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus. They transform through their locket thingies and it's from the Moon's power."

"The moon doesn't have power though, and why are there now more of them?" Kyoko sighed at the questions and lazily looked at her brother as if he should have already know all this stuff.

"JUST LET ME DO IT!" Kyuubi yelled, making Naruto sigh.

"Okay pay attention," Kyoko said gaining her brother's full attention. "I'm only going to say this once okay?" She waited for a nod before she continued. "Usagi is the Moon Princess and the other four girls are the Sailor Scouts. The guy, Tuxedo Mask, is her boyfriend and future husband; in the future they have a daughter. The daughter comes back in time in… I think the second season and then they end up going to the moon and having to save it and the earth. Then they save the earth and all. Then there are the other Sailor Scouts, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto and Sailor Time…or whatever she was. She was able to let Usagi's daughter travel through time. But yeah, I don't remember it all that well… ugh. You just have to see it all from the beginning to understand it at this point."

"Why didn't you just tell me that in the first place then?" Naruto asked confused and a little annoyed.

"Let's just watch something else then," Kyoko said changing the channel while they listened to their mother and brother continue to argue.

"I CAN OPEN IT!"

"JUST LET ME DO IT!"

"NO!"

"STOP IT! JUST LET GO!"

"NO! I CAN DO IT MYSELF!"

The doorbell rang and Naruto stared at the door for a moment wondering who'd be at their house at the moment, before standing and walking to the door. He opened it expecting to see family of some sort, but was greeted by Mikoto hugging him tightly.

"I'm so sorry about your loss," She said sincerely as she let go of him and smiled kindly. "I'm glad to see that you are doing so well."

"Thank you," Naruto said smiling back at the older woman.

"Mikoto!" Kyoko yelled happily running to the woman and jumping into her open arms. The two giggled as they embraced and made small talk. Naruto looked beyond the two to see Sasuke and Itachi. Itachi smiled a little while Sasuke had a serious look on his face. Worried, Naruto moved and let Kyoko and Mikoto walk in so Sasuke and Itachi could enter as well. Not speaking Naruto grabbed Sasuke hand and pulled him along with him to his room.

"Well they sure are impatient…" Itachi commented watching the two boys practically run down the stairs to Naruto's room.

"What is he doing here?" Kyuubi asked glaring at Itachi who smirked.

"I'm here to give my condolences and comfort you."

"I'm sorry but we don't want nor need anything from you," Kyuubi said glaring at him.

"AH HA! I DID IT!" Noriko said running out of the kitchen with the food finally outside of the box. "Oh…Hello!" Noriko said very confused as to what was going on.

"I'm very sorry about your husband's death," Mikoto said bowing slightly as she spoke to Noriko.

"Now don't be silly. We really shouldn't be so sad. I'm sure he's happy wherever he is now, so let's try to be happy as well," Noriko said smiling.

"Mom…you're far too optimistic for my liking."

"Kyuubi, I'm making up for your far too pessimistic views."

"At least I'm realistic," He growled out.

"And what? I'm not?" Noriko said smirking.

"You all frustrate me so much!" Kyuubi yelled before stomping up the stairs to his room.

"Kyuu-chan!" Kyoko whined out. "Mommy! Don't be so mean to Kyuu-chan!" Then she raced upstairs after her brother.

"Why am I always being blamed?" Noriko asked aloud.

"Because it usually is your fault," Mikoto said bluntly.

"…True…" Noriko said. "So what would you two like to do?"

"Hmm, would you like to talk over tea?" Mikoto suggested.

"Sure!" Noriko said happily and turning to Itachi. "Would you like to join us Itachi?"

"No," He said with a suave smile as he bowed slightly as if to excuse himself. "I'm going to go see if I can help Kyoko at all."

"Alright," Noriko said smiling.

-

Sasuke stared at Naruto who was staring at the floor. They had been downstairs for five minutes now and no one had said a thing. This worried Sasuke, for the blonde never shut up and now he wasn't talking. He sat there still looking at Naruto before what Itachi said earlier popped into his mind. Maybe he didn't need to say anything.

He moved forward a little about to hug Naruto when the boy practically jumped him wrapping his arms tightly around Sasuke's waist with his face buried in Sasuke's shoulder.

Sasuke was shocked for a moment before he heard a choked sob come from Naruto's mouth. The taller boy began to shake in his arms as he cried. Sasuke frowned and held his boyfriend tightly. They sat their in silence as Naruto cried. Never a word said and after the long silence Sasuke finally realized his brother's words and smiled, holding Naruto a little tighter.

Sasuke gently moved Naruto's face from his shoulder so they were looking into each other's eyes. Naruto's eyes were slightly red and puffy and tears still were streaming slowly down his face but Sasuke just smiled even more.

"I love you," Sasuke said gently kissing Naruto's lips. More tears spilled from Naruto's blue eyes as he mumbled into Sasuke's lips.

"Really?" Sasuke nodded and he then pressed his lips harder onto Sasuke's.

-

"I wonder what they are doing down there," Noriko said aloud as her children and part of the Uchiha family stood with her staring at the door. Kyoko had managed to convince Kyuubi to come out of his room by mentioning that she wouldn't be able to get Itachi off him he tried to rape him. So the group was going to ask if the two boys wanted to watch a movie with them, but didn't know whether or not to intrude.

"What if their having sex? That would be awkward…" Mikoto said thinking aloud.

"Well don't you think we'd hear that?" Noriko said. Kyoko moved to put her ear to the door and they all went silent so she could listen.

"I don't hear anything," Kyoko said moving her ear away from the door. "Wait…" They all leaned in close around when they saw her concentrate on the sound she had heard. "It sounds like… snoring."

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" Noriko yelled. "Their only sleeping…that is so boring."

"Well I'm pretty sure they aren't sleeping anymore," Kyuubi said glaring at Noriko and rubbing his ears.

"Why are you so loud?" Kyoko asked looking up at her mother.

"I was born this way!" Noriko said in her defense as she flung open the door and the group walked down the stairs until Noriko suddenly stopped causing a collision.

"Ow, Mom why did you stop?" Kyuubi said rubbing his abused nose.

"Naruto… is on top of Sasuke…"

"WHAT?" The group behind her yelled pushing her down the rest of the stairs so they too could see. Half were disappointed while the other half was relieved to see that the boys were only sleeping.

"Noriko you scared me," Mikoto said laughing a little. "I thought they were having sex and we had just walked in on it."

"They look cute like this," Kyoko said happily walking over and staring at the two sleeping boys.

"Well duh," Kyuubi said walking over to stand behind her.

"Stop being so mean!" Kyoko replied pouting.

"Shhh," Mikoto said. "You're going to wake them up."

"What I want to know," Itachi began getting all attention on him. "Is how did they sleep through Noriko's yell?"

"Good point…" Kyuubi said staring at the two boys.

"Let's go watch the movie now," Noriko said beginning to walk back up the stairs. "This is getting boring."

With voiced agreement they all went back upstairs to watch their movie.

"That was a close one," Sasuke muttered shaking Naruto's shoulder gently. "Okay dobe their gone, you can stop pretending now."

All the blonde boy did was clench his eyes tight for a second before relaxing them again.

"He…really fell asleep," Sasuke said in disbelief. He sighed running a hand through his hair before looking at Naruto and smiling. "Oh well…"

With that Sasuke cuddled up to his boyfriend letting sleep take him over too.

-

"So? How do we decide which one to watch?" Noriko asked staring at the selection before them. The movies were Battle Royale, A Tale of Two Sisters, Final Fantasy: Advent Children, The Premonition, and Kyouki no Sakura.

"I'm in for some pointless death my vote is Battle Royale," Kyuubi said.

"I'm with Kyuu-chan, except my reason is that one guy is hot," Kyoko said staring at the photo of one of the guys that was on the cover.

"Well, I'd like to see A Tale of Two Sisters," Mikoto said. "But I don't mind watching something else."

"I wanted to see Final Fantasy: Advent Children," Noriko said smiling happily. "But pointless death and hot guys is good too!"

"I don't really care," Itachi said from where he was sitting on the couch.

"Then I guess Battle Royale it is!" Noriko yelled out putting the movie in as everyone sat down. Mikoto, Noriko, and Kyoko all on the couch, while Itachi was in an armchair and Kyuubi was lying on the floor.

"Why are you on the floor?" Noriko asked staring at her son.

"Because I'm not sitting with him," Kyuubi said simply pointing his finger at Itachi without removing his gaze from the television screen.

"He doesn't like me for some reason," Itachi said sighing.

"I don't see why anyone likes you," Kyuubi said glaring at the screen.

"You thought I was hot until I hinted at being interested," Itachi said staring at Kyuubi.

"No," Kyuubi began looking to Itachi and glaring. "It was up until I found out you were a slut!"

"Why do you insist on using such a dirty word like that?" Itachi said shaking his head in mock disappointment.

"Why do you insist on selfish indulgence?" Kyuubi countered standing and walking over to stand right in front of Itachi.

"So that I may find the one I love," Itachi said with nonchalance.

"By hurting others as you do so?" Kyuubi asked.

"If that is what I must."

"What a selfish bastard you are," The younger said with a glare.

"But aren't you one too?"

"NO!" Kyuubi yelled, offended.

"I have to say I don't agree," Itachi said simply inspecting his nails with fake interest.

"Well why the hell not?" Kyuubi asked angry.

"Because you are purposefully making sure that you don't submit to me," He began smirking. "Which means you are being selfish and not letting me know whether or not it is indeed you that I want."

"I feel so left out of this conversation," Noriko commented causing everyone to look at her.

"Mom do you always have to be part of it?" Kyuubi asked.

"Yes, actually I do."

"You're impossible," Kyuubi said sighing.

"Well… at least now I'm part of it!" Noriko said happily.

"Mom your so easy to please," Kyoko commented.

"Is there something wrong with that?"

"No…it's just…you're old. Old people shouldn't be like that," Kyoko said looking away.

"I am not that old!" Noriko said in her defense.

"Suuuuuure mom. Keep telling yourself that," Kyuubi said smirking knowing he finally had a chance to get back at his mother for all the teasing she had inflicted upon him.

"I am not old!" Noriko said definitely glaring at her son.

"Can we just watch the movie now?" Mikoto asked looking at the bickering family.

"YES! Movie time!" Noriko yelled out with her attitude doing a complete opposite than what it had been only moments before.

"I swear if you talk during this Mom I'm going to smack you," Kyuubi warned glaring at her.

"Like you don't talk," Noriko countered looking evenly at her son.

"You two need to stop fighting," Kyoko began scolding her mom and older brother. "Kyuu-chan don't instigate Mama and Mama stop taunting Kyuu-chan!"

"Kyuu-chan?" Itachi questioned smirking.

"Don't call me that!" Kyuubi yelled glaring at Itachi.

"Why not Kyuu-chan?" Itachi said enjoying the anger it caused the boy.

"Shush! The movie is starting!" Noriko said ending the fight.

All was silent as they watched the movie for a while into the film until Noriko paused the movie causing everyone to look at her in question.

"Why'd you stop it?" Kyuubi asked confused.

"Because…I had something to say," Noriko said staring at the screen.

"Well what is it?" Kyuubi said now annoyed.

"Doesn't that girl seem a little too happy to be telling them that they are going to have to kill their classmates in order to survive and leave the island alive?"

"Yeah, I guess. But it's supposed to be like that," Kyuubi said answering his mother's question.

"Well you know. She kind of reminds me of you Kyuubi. I mean I can see you being all happy and stuff telling people they had to kill each other," Noriko said snickering as her son began to get mad again.

"You know," Came Itachi's voice from behind Kyuubi as the smaller boy felt two arms wrap around his waist and arms. "You're very sexy when you're angry." The elder's voice was husky and Kyuubi could feel the warm breath on his neck. He almost didn't move, too shocked by the sudden intimacy. He probably wouldn't have had not Mikoto interfered.

"Itachi," Mikoto said sternly. "Stop tormenting Kyuubi-kun."

"Yes Mother," Itachi said releasing Kyuubi from his grasp.

"Can we just start the movie again?" Kyuubi said while facing the television. No one but Itachi could see the blush that covered the younger boy's face. The Uchiha boy smiled in satisfaction as he directed his eyes to the screen once more when it came alive.

-

"I wonder what their doing upstairs…" Naruto pondered aloud. It had been about an hour since he had fallen asleep and had only awoken moments ago. He looked over at his boyfriend and smiled at the sight. Sasuke's dark hair smothered his face as he hugged the pillow tightly to him.

"Who cares?" He mumbled lazily into the soft white cotton.

"Well if they aren't doing anything or get bored they most likely will come down here again so I can't do anything since I'm paranoid of that happening," Naruto explained.

"What do you mean 'do anything'?" Sasuke said looking to Naruto with a glare.

"What are you imagining Sasuke?" Naruto said suspiciously. "I meant cuddling but you know if you want to do something else, I'm not against it."

"Pervert," Sasuke said smirking as Naruto began to get mad.

"I am not a pervert!"

"I just asked a simple question and you changed its meaning so it was as if I implied something else than what I was asking," Sasuke said simply enjoying how Naruto puffed out his cheeks in anger.

"When we argue like this it makes me wonder why I like you," Naruto said annoyed and pouting on the edge of the bed.

"And it's when you act childish and immature that I wonder how you can be so wise and smart when you want to be," Sasuke said sitting up on his knees and wrapping his arms around Naruto's shoulders while resting his head against Naruto's broad back.

"Opposites attract, ne?" Naruto said smiling.

"We aren't really opposites though," Sasuke began lifting his head and resting it on Naruto's right shoulder. "At first glance yes, but if you dig much deeper we are very similar."

"Oh really?" Naruto said raising an eyebrow.

"When we're sad we usually don't show that we are and hold it back so it doesn't become other's problems," Sasuke said simply. "We don't like to be worried over."

"Yet, I worry about you," Naruto said.

"Why?" Sasuke asked. "I've been worried about you, but that is because…" He trailed off not wanting to mention it.

"I worry over silly things," Naruto said turning on the bed. "Like if you are okay when we're at school, for example if anyone is giving you a hard time about being gay."

"Well no one really knows yet," Sasuke explained from Naruto's lap since the blonde boy had moved him there when he turned.

"True," Naruto said pulling Sasuke closer to him. "Gaara and Neji aren't getting any problems though, so maybe I shouldn't worry. But I will anyways."

"You're stupid," Sasuke said. "You don't need to worry about me."

"Then you can't worry about me," Naruto said simply smiling at Sasuke's frowning face.

"That's not fair."

"It is completely fair," Naruto said.

"No, because I have a real reason to worry."

"So do I," Naruto said. "Just because you find mine less important that doesn't mean they are less important to me."

"You're too stubborn," Sasuke said, fake glaring at the blonde.

"So are you," Naruto said smiling and kissing Sasuke gently before pulling away still smiling.

"I have to wonder why I love you." Sasuke mused.

"All that matters is you do."

"Do you love me?" Sasuke asked curious.

"I'm honestly not really sure yet, but I do know I care deeply about you," Naruto said seriously resting his forehead against Sasuke's looking into the other's eyes.

"At least you didn't lie to me," Sasuke said. "I'd hate you if you said 'I love you' and didn't mean it."

"Then I won't until I do," Naruto said smiling and kissing Sasuke on the forehead.

-

"So, Sugiyama-san what makes you think you know so much about this?" Kakashi asked suspicious of the young man.

"I am smarter than I look and know far more than you know," Kyou said smiling at Kakashi as the silver haired man glared back.

"Care to tell me what you know?" Kakashi asked.

"What do I get out of it?" Kyou asked.

"What do you want?" Kakashi said tightly with his teeth clenched together.

"Promise me anything I want and I'll tell you what it is later," Kyou said, winking at Kakashi.

"…Deal," Kakashi said reluctantly, he knew he needed to know what was going on.

"What if I were to tell you that Arashi isn't really dead?"

To be continued…

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