Rating: T

Pairings: DeiNaru, possible side pairings later

Warnings: Shonen-ai, so if you don't like two boys hugging and kissing then don't read.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. :(

Since when?

Chapter one: Fraternizing?

Since when had it been like this? It was fraternizing with the enemy...was it really though if they were only having friendly conversation? Yes, no. It didn't seem to matter though because after Deidara had willingly given the late Kazekage back...Naruto had realized that the Akatsuki clay bomber...had quite a good heart. Somwhere in between, the sneeking out of Konoha had started so that they could meet in secret.

For months they had been meeting as friends whenever Deidara sent for Naruto and never had Deidara's slight crush on Naruto gotten in the way...well...until now, but it wasn't just a crush anymore. He knew, just like he had known about it with his Danna, that it was full blown love. He had never thought he would fall in love again after Sasori died, but surprisingly...he had.

He had to find out if his little kitsune felt even a little bit the same for him. And he had to find out tonight when they next met.

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"Deidara-kun?" Naruto whispered, looking around their usual meeting spot. He could see every single tree that they had marked with kunai so that they could remember where to meet, but Naruto could not see Deidara anywhere. "Deid—AHHHH!" He screamed as the bomber put an arm around his shoulder.

"Sorry I'm late, un," the blonde apologized, finding it quite funny that he could still make the younger jump like that even though he had been greeting him like that for some time now.

"Oh, i-it's okay, Deidara-kun," Naruto replied, blushing slightly from the arm that was still around his shoulders and from the fact that he still got scared when Deidara did that to him. "Deidara-kun, may I ask you something?" Naruto questioned his blonde friend as they sat on the green earth beneath them as he tried to settle his still shocked heart.

"You just did," Deidara smirked while Naruto gave him a serious look. "Sure, un."

Naruto smiled and looked down at the ground. "Your letter, it sounded urgent... Is everything okay?"

"...Of course," he responded, knowing that now was not the right time to talk about why he had come. "We just need to talk about something later," Naruto looked concerned as he reached out and put his hand on the ground between them so that he could lean forward some. "What's wrong?" Deidara only smiled and patted Naruto's hand. "We'll talk about it later, un." Naruto reluctantly nodded and dropped the subject.

So for a few hours they just talked about everything that had been going on in their lives, as they always did when they met, and for those few hours Naruto worried about his friend, hoping that nothing too serious was wrong. Finally, Deidara worked up the nerve to be able to talk to his kitsune about what was troubling him.

"Naruto-kun? About what was bothering me, un..." Naruto sighed, obviously, thought Deidara, the blonde wanted to hear this. "What is it, Deidara-kun? You can tell me," Naruto said, trying to reassure his blonde companion.

Deidara was silent as Naruto waited, not so patiently, for him to speak. "Well, un..." That was all Deidara said and the Kyuubi container was beginning to lose his little patience. "Well what?!?!" Deidara laughed quietly. "All right... Don't get too shocked now, un. But there's someone I like and I was wondering if you could tell me how to tell them, un."

A small smile broke out upon Naruto's lips as a feeling of jealous welled up within him. He found the feeling odd. He should be happy for Deidara but for some reason he could not feel the happiness that he knew he should be feeling. "Well, I would just tell them... It's usually the easiest way, especially if you feel like they have the same feelings for you." His advice was forced from his lips as he attempted to push the feeling of jealousy away.

"...But what if they don't feel the same? What if I tell them and I make a complete fool out of myself, un?" He asked as he looked up into the night sky, that was just barely visible with all the trees around them. "You never know if they'll feel the same or not...so you just have to...wing it," Naruto let out a forced laugh as he remembered all the times he had asked Sakura out when they were younger.

The bomber only nodded as he closed his eyes for a moment, trying to think about what to do. "Who is this person, Deidara-kun?" Deidara chose not to answer as he finally made up his mind, looking over to his younger blonde friend after a moment. He moved closer to Naruto and then matched his lips to the jinchuriki's.

When he pulled away a few moments later he looked into Naruto's surprised eyes. "I love you, Naruto," he whispered and before Naruto could even open his mouth to reply Deidara was gone, leaving a note behind in his place.

I'll be back in exactly one week.

I love you.

Naruto smiled as he read the short note over and over, remembering how much truth had been in the bomber's voice and how much pure love he had seen in the elder's eyes.

And, still smiling, he slowly left their meeting place while holding the note close to him.

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When the next week finally came Naruto again stood in their regular meeting spot, waiting for his clay bomber to come. "Deidara-kun?" He asked to the stillness around him, hoping his friend wouldn't stand him up.

This time Naruto didn't jump or scream when a pair of arms wrapped around his waist. "I thought you might not come," Naruto spoke calmly as Deidara laid his head on his shoulder. "And I thought you might not, un."

"Well I had to give you your answer," Naruto said simply before slowly turning around in the bomber's arms. "And what is it?" Naruto didn't answer, he just wrapped his arms around Deidara's neck and kissed him lovingly on the lips. He pulled away a moment later and looked into Deidara's eyes, blushing very lightly. "I love you, too, Deidara."

TBC...

A/N: This is the edited version of this chapter and so it is longer and more detailed. I hope that you enjoyed and I hope that you review. Thank you.

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