Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ All-Girl's Sasuke ❯ Rings ( Chapter 8 )

Info: Okay... for some reason, this chapter actually took me quite a few days to write. Luckily, I have had a couple snow days this week, thanks to Mother Nature, so you all can thank that for the fact that I'll be able to post a chapter before I go somewhere for Christmas Break. XD This time I'll actually be able to answer your reviews at the end, so yay! Oh, and for those of you who haven't been able to figure out where this fic is going, you might actually have an idea this chapter! All thanks to the wonderful world of Uchiha Sasuke's random flashbacks! That's right, Sasuke will finally have his own memories! x3 n.n Huzzah. Oh, and Naruto comes back. And there are appearances of two new people. Weee! xD Take a look at the warnings before you go on, too.

Warnings: Yes... pluralized warning... Anywho, short chunk of shounen-ai action in this chapter! Gack...!! x.x;; It's horribly written, which is why I'm warning you in the first place. Oh, and this time I KNOW Haku is acting OOC. -twitch- Same with Sasuke. In fact, double Haku's OOCness, and you get Sasuke's. -.-0

Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto, because if I did... I might actually succeed in drawing Haku correctly. -sob-

Chapter 8 - Rings

-

"Iruka-sensei and Kakashi-sensei asked for you," Sakura stammered, a grim appearance in her green eyes. "They said it's something you might want to see."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "Do you know what it is?"

She shook her head, before glancing back at the open door then back to Haku and Sasuke. ".... do either of you ever lock this thing?"

Sasuke pushed past her, however, ignoring the sudden, incredulous question. Haku and Sakura followed soon after him, going down the dormitory building stairs until they all reached the first floor. Upon reaching the bottom step, Haku could see why Sakura had been so breathless. It wasn't because she had gone a long way; they only lived on the second floor, so it was only two rows of stairs.

No, the cause was that it looked as though every member of the student body was standing there, in what Haku could've easily assumed was an angry Sasuke-mob. There were harsh whispers and statements echoing around, and the instant they had appeared down the stairs, every head turned to face the three of them. Suddenly feeling very, very outnumbered, Haku ignored their half-glaring, half-questioning looks and merely turned his own gaze towards the dark red carpeting.

He had assumed that because Sakura probably had to fight street style to get through, they would have to do the same. However, at the very sight of their beloved Uchiha Sasuke, the rowdy student body parted like the Red Sea, Sasuke appearing a little too used to this treatment as he walked calmly through the crowd. Haku and Sakura had to walk closely to him to keep from being cut off by the more jealous members of the mob. However, they were finally separated from him when Sasuke got to his destination.

In the center were the teachers whom had summoned the Uchiha: Iruka and Kakashi. Both looked up from a sheet of paper they had apparently been studying with serious looks on their faces. Its two top corners were rough, as if they had been ripped forcefully from the wall. Sasuke still made no emotion to this, even as faint, anxious flutters began to gather in his center.

Was this what true fear felt like?

He glared up at the two men, Iruka handing him the sheet. Sasuke stared at it for a while, Haku and Sakura watching back from where the crowd of girls had reformed in front of them.  The writing was red as the carpeting in the building, and scrawled with an odd accent at the ends. He denied recognizing this accentuation as he read the words in his head.

"Sasuke-kun, did you forget?"

Sasuke rumpled the paper in one hand, staring heatedly back up at the two.

"What does this have to do with me?" he asked, angrily. Why he was angry, even Sasuke wasn't fully aware of. Something just didn't feel right, and these two disturbing his thoughts further were probably the cause of his infuriation.

"You saw the signature, right, Sasuke-kun?" Kakashi questioned, a silver brow rising. Silently, the boy unfurled the crinkled note once more, his eyes instantly shooting down to where the signature was supposed to be.

No name, just a symbol. His eyes widened, recognizing what it said. Kanji.

Love.

-

"Are you agonizing silently, or just praying to your Uchiha gods?" Haku asked, flatly.

It was already nine o' clock, and he had watched his roommate sit undisturbed on his bed. Sasuke's head was bowed low as his hands wrung into one another in front of him. It did look like some odd, ritualistic dance. Of course it also looked like the spiky-haired male was trying to figure out a very painful decision. Just watching was starting to make Haku's skin tingle.

"Uchiha-kun..." This time, his voice was devoid of disdain. Instead, it sounded rather... concerned? That was probably a first, seeing as how there was nary any need to feel concerned about his dorm mate before. But now...

Sasuke stared at him out of the corner of his eye. An eerie darkness was hidden in his gaze. The kind you were only supposed to see in horror movies, where the light was off and the monster was hiding in the next room over and the only thing that can keep you alive is if you stopped breathing.

Haku did just that for a few moments, his breath lingering in his chest from the sight of Sasuke's glare. A slow ache formed, until he slowly began breathing once more, unconsciously making it as silent as he could.

"You both looked the same," Sasuke finally spoke, his voice barely above a whisper.

Haku stared skeptically at him. "...what?"

Sasuke sat up from his slouch, his stare pooling onto the floor before him. His ebony bangs veiled any more emotion from reaching Haku.

"Your faces are different, of course, but... your hair is the exact same as hers was."

Slightly confused, Haku joined his roommate in sitting on Sasuke's bed, sliding right beside him in one move. "... who are you talking about?" Haku carefully asked.

"My mother."

--

"Aniki...?"

No emotion. What had he just done? Where were the tears that were supposed to follow such an act? There were streams of blood everywhere, but nothing else. Where was his brother's remorse?!

"Aniki?!"

Not even a smile. Wasn't this the part where he smiled and said, "Just kidding!" and everyone woke up? He finally did speak but... none of it was out of a joke.

"Hate me." A sickening sound as he pulled the weapon out of their mother's chest. Wasn't this just a horrible dream? Open your eyes, Sasuke. Wake up...!

"Little brother..." His steps tread softly, over the woman's body. She wasn't the one who once held both boys in her arms, was she? No, this must've been someone else. Someone else's mother, with those dead, blank eyes. The fear was swept out of them as soon as it had appeared, rushed out along with their blood. How could his brother do this? Their own family...?

A hand ruffled through his hair. The fingers were cold, and his brother's thumb cleared away the tears that were forming in Sasuke's eyes. The child backed away from the contact, but the wall behind him forced him to cease his retreat.

Now he felt faint. ".... An... iki...."

"You're not worth my time...."

--

Haku watched Sasuke curiously. "Your mother?" he repeated. Sasuke had been silent for a few minutes. What the boy was thinking of, Haku had no clue, except for maybe his parents. His family? Perhaps they weren't as well off as Haku had presumed.

A slow nod was the reply.

"... what happened to her?"

Looking up, Sasuke looked ready to answer. However, he quickly turned on Haku and glared. "None of your business, dork."

"What?!" Haku stood, his hands clenched at either side. And here he had thought that they were finally getting somewhere. "You were the one opening up to me!"

Sasuke stood as well, his trademark glare only narrowing. "I wasn't opening up to anyone."

"Then what was that sorrowful display? Brooding Loser's Theater?!"

"You shut up!"

"Then stop going from hot to cold!"

Sasuke looked ready to strike the cross-dressing male before him. "You don't know anything," he stated, furiously. "You're just some androgynous fool who doesn't even know his own gender...!"

Haku's eyes widened. He stepped back, slowly. "What...?"

However, Sasuke looked away, pretending he'd never said anything. "I'm going to sleep."

He turned off the light beside his bed, leaving Haku standing in the dark. Haku could hear the rustling of Sasuke's bed sheets, flashes of white made apparent by the moonlight streaming in from the window. He felt his way to his own bed, before slipping under its covers.

A great fear had struck him when Sasuke had spoken those words, and all he could think about until he finally fell asleep was, Does he know...?

-

"Sasuke.... you're being boring again," whined Naruto, before prodding Sasuke's forehead with a finger.

The two were lying up on Naruto's roof, supposedly staring up at the passing clouds. However, Naruto was currently staring at Sasuke expectantly, whilst the brooding boy ignored his pleas for something other than quiet.

However, Sasuke was busy musing over the day before. The letter he'd gotten... apparently the one who was aiming to give it to him had taken down one of the posts on the bulletin board outside the Dorm Manager's office, and had written the note before sticking it back up.

No one had truly seen who it was, though there had been a couple girls searching for attention who claimed to know. However, all their wild descriptions proved false. Sasuke knew who'd done it; he knew the person all too well.

"Sasuke?" Naruto furrowed his brows. "Stop. Ignoring. Me," he said, poking Sasuke's face with each word. Slowly, the spiky-haired boy turned his head slowly to face Naruto. The blonde grinned in reply to Sasuke's glare.

"Would you stop that?" he stated, resulting in a pout from the blue-eyed male beside him.

"But, Sasukeee....," Naruto whined again. "You didn't come over yesterday, and I was uber-bored, and-" He was cut off by Sasuke's hand being thrust over his mouth.

"I was busy," Sasuke replied. "I already told you that."

"Pshh, yeah right!" Knocking Sasuke's silencing hand away, Naruto sat back and folded his arms. "With some cross-dressing floozy."

Sasuke immediately sat up. "Not like that, dobe," he murmured, grabbing Naruto by the collar and pulling him back over. Naruto obeyed obediently, all too familiar with Sasuke's superiority complex. Sasuke pinned the blonde beneath him, soon straddled over his waist. "I did tell you I have a play at school right?"

Naruto nodded, paying more attention to their positions than Sasuke's words.

"Well... Yukio plays the opposite."

"Uh huh..."

Sasuke quirked a brow at the male beneath him. "Are you even listening?"

"Uh huh...."

"Keep some restraint on yourself then, will you?"

"Yeah...."

Sasuke let out an exasperated sigh.

--

"What is this?" He stared down at the silver band in his fingers, the metal cool to the touch from the cold, wintry air. Blue and white crystals alternated with one another, weaving through the center of the ring.

"A gift, I guess," was the reply. He stared back up at the one who'd given the ring to him. Those piercing eyes... How could such a gift come from such a cold person?

"... um, thanks, then." He was about to slip the ring on, when the male in front of him did it for him. The left ring finger... was this supposed to be an engagement? But they were both boys; it could never happen. At least not here. And not right now; they were too young.

"Wear it like this." He stared back up at those aquamarine eyes, all too aware of their gaze upon him. "So you don't forget."

"Forget what?"

"That you're mine."

--

"Sasuke...?" Naruto stared up at his lover with an odd expression. Sasuke had just stopped moving for a long while, and was just staring at the blonde's exposed chest. "Hey, you can stop undressing me with your eyes and do it for real...."

"Huh?" He snapped out of his daze, rolled off of Naruto. The afternoon sun was slowly moving away, leaving the roof colder than it had been hours before. "Er... sorry."

Naruto sat up, disappointed at the sudden lack of contact. "For what? Just start over again."

"No... I have to go now," Sasuke replied, standing to climb back into the house through Naruto's window.

"But, Sasukeee...!"

"Tomorrow, dobe," he called back, before disappearing off the edge of the flat rooftop.

-

"He knows."

"Oh, he was probably just trying to make you mad," Sakura attempted to reassure Haku, waving her hand like it was a petty idea. "You know, he once told me he hated me, but that doesn't mean it's true... I think."

Sakura was in his and Sasuke's dorm, seeing as how Ino was in hers and Sasuke was currently away. The two were sitting across from each other in the chairs that inhabited the room. It was late afternoon, and Haku was hoping that Sasuke didn't come back until midnight. Or at all. He didn't want to see the obsidian-eyed male again for a long while.

"No, I'm sure he knows," protested Haku. "You can't possibly choose that particular set of words unless you know."

Sakura frowned. "What exactly did he say?"

"That I'm some androgynous fool who doesn't know my own gender," he replied, sounding slightly cross from having to recall the sentence.

"Harsh," she muttered, feeling slightly sympathetic with her friend. "Maybe... um, maybe it's a bra size joke?" she suddenly said, laughing nervously.

Haku stared at her, before standing out of his chair.

"W-what...?" Sakura suddenly felt nervous.

He closed the distance between them, causing Sakura to stand as well out of unease. She began backing away when she saw the smirk cross his lips, but it was too late. Just as she turned, a pair of hands grabbed her by the shirt, pulling her back.

"H-Haku, what are you-Yeek!!" She shrieked as she felt a sharp snap at her back. Sakura tried to turn around to berate him, but he kept a hold on her. "Agh, you pervert, I didn't mean it!" she cried, squirming to try and get away.

"Well, this is what you get," he replied, grinning.

Just then, the door clicked open. The two froze, looking up to see Sasuke standing on the other side of the doorway.

He stared at the two, questioningly. "What are you doing...?"

Haku immediately let go of Sakura, as she readjusted her shirt and everything else that had gotten disheveled in the sudden attack. Sasuke watched them both with an incredulous glare. Finally, Sakura beamed up at Sasuke then Haku, before meandering out the door.

"Uh, um... if you need any more help with your erm, welts, uh... just call me again, Haku-kun!" she cried, before slamming the door quite loudly out of tension.

Sasuke turned back to Haku. "... welts, Yukio?"

Haku's face colored at the word. "Y-yeah..."

"Welts... from what?"

"You know..." Haku began inching backwards towards his chair once more, "bra snapping, and whatnot..."

Sasuke raised a slender brow in question, looking at Haku in even more disbelief, as he advanced on him. "And who did that to you?"

"Er... Yamanaka-san. And I think Sakura-chan did it to me once, too...." he paused to remember.

"Right. Whatever." Sasuke turned away, retreating to the desk in the corner to do his homework.

Haku sighed, leaning back in his seat. The ceiling stared back at him with a blank, white gaze. Why did living with Uchiha Sasuke seem to get tenser with each passing day?

"You know..." Haku suddenly said aloud, only paying half attention to what he was doing, "you never told me who gave you that ring."

Silence followed his words. When he looked over at Sasuke, he could see that the male had stopped writing and seemed to be thinking.

"Uchiha-kun?"

"I heard what you said," Sasuke stated. "And all you need to know is that... he was the first."

First what? Haku wondered, watching Sasuke return to his paper. First kiss? First love? First... time? Shuddering at the thought of anyone getting it on with Sasuke then giving him a ring for it, Haku got up and went over to his bed, before flopping onto it.

"What about you?" came Sasuke's voice, suddenly.

"Hm? What about me?" Haku questioned, his face buried in his mattress. Then he felt a tug at his hair, and looked up. Sasuke had walked over to him without his notice, and was now standing over his lain form. Haku rolled over, meeting his space-invading roommate with a heated stare. "And do you have to be so close?"

"Your first love, and yes," the brooding male replied, before sitting himself by Haku. "Now answer," he added, pulling strands of Haku's hair again.

"Ow, fine," Haku said, pulling his hair away from Sasuke's reach. "Sadist...," he murmured. "My first love was.... is.... a secret."

Sasuke didn't look amused. "Then is it safe to assume that it is who I think it is?"

"Depends on who you think it is."

The spiky-haired teen smirked. "Yours truly."

"Ugh, no. Guess again," Haku remarked, making a face. "Why would you think it was you, anyway?"

"You say that as if I'm atrocious," Sasuke said, glowering. "... And besides, why not? Every girl in school adores me." He had put emphasis on particular words for certain reasons.

"Not me," Haku replied, simply, turning his head away. He hadn't noticed Sasuke's use of words. "I only like men with depth."

"I have depth," Sasuke protested. "And personality. Much unlike the guy you actually like."

Haku looked back up at him. "You don't even know who he is."

"Wanna bet?" Sasuke tested him, quirking a brow.

Haku folded his arms in front of him, tilting his head. "Well, unfortunately for your gambling spirit, I don't bet."

"It's a figure of speech, and you're probably just afraid."

Haku's expression suddenly turned serious. "I fear nothing, save for the man we are speaking of."

Sasuke gave him a wondering look. "Hn... then why does it seem like you've been fearful of me ever since you came here?"

"I'm not afraid of you," the cross-dresser quickly answered. "You're just some pompous, anguished kid who gets his kicks frolicking with blond boys."

".....!!" Sasuke flung himself off the bed, his pale cheeks colored an unusual light pink. "I know what you are, Yukio. And it's everything but a girl...!!"

Haku sat straight up, alarm beset in his dark eyes. "No you don't...!"

"I know it, that Zabuza guy knows it, and Sakura knows, too, doesn't she?"

He denied it. "You're crazy.... shut up...!"

"No," Sasuke stated. "Not until you leave me the hell alone!"

"You were the one who came over here...!"

"You know that's not what I meant!" Sasuke grabbed Haku by the sleeve, pulling him off the bed. Haku nearly fell off, but his legs caught him before he could. "You stop digging into my life, and maybe you'll stay here long enough to get raped by that man like you want."

Haku scowled, his own hand having found itself latched onto Sasuke's shirt collar. "Why do you keep trying to pick a fight with me?"

"Because ever since day one, you've been annoying," he replied, pulling Haku closer than the cross-dressing boy wanted. "First off, you invade my space. Then you invade my private life. Then you kiss me! What the hell spurred you to do that?!"

"Well, if I knew it was going to bite me again like this, I wouldn't have done it in the first place!" Haku cried. "One, you looked pathetic sitting all by your lonesome in each class of yours. Two, following you was Sakura-chan's idea. Three, I honestly don't know!"

"Well, how do you like it?!" Then, Sasuke crushed his lips onto Haku's, giving the doe-eyed male half a heart attack in doing so. His arms were both being gripped harshly by Sasuke, and the shock had made Haku immobile.

Upon release, both were breathing harshly out of anger for one another and exasperation. Both seemed to be blushing furiously, but they never broke eye contact.

"That... was stupid," Haku muttered, heatedly. His heart was still skipping every other beat from Sasuke's brief stunt.

Sasuke took a breath. "Not as stupid as this." Grabbing Haku's shoulders, he latched onto the other male once more, causing both to fall backwards onto Haku's bed. His lips were still warm from the earlier contact, and Haku had been caught mid-breath, leaving him open to attack.

Haku attempted to protest, struggling to push Sasuke off of him, but something was making his strength falter. Was it the same thing that was making him shake? Did he really fear Uchiha Sasuke, or was it another thing entirely?

Sasuke had no idea what he was doing. Well, he knew what he was doing-doing, but why Haku? And why all of a sudden, like this? He smirked, only half-aware of himself attempting to part his roommate's lips. Maybe this was a dream...

When Haku finally managed to get Sasuke a few inches away from his face, he tried to speak. "Sasuke! What are you doi-?!" Soon cut off by the Uchiha's tongue in his mouth, Haku did everything but give up. That was... until he tried to gain the upper hand by deepening the kiss further. This sudden acceptance allowed Sasuke to fully delve into Haku's mouth, liking the untouched taste of him. With the intense feeling that came with this, Haku ended up forgetting all about fighting back and instead pulled his dorm mate closer to him.

Sasuke's hands ran up and down the length of the other boy's back, making him arch at the touch. The skin was soft, like a woman's; this only enticed him further. Haku gripped at the Uchiha's shoulders, the hold becoming tighter as Sasuke began trailing kisses down his neck. He moaned at the feel of Sasuke's bangs brushing against his skin. Sasuke took this as his cue to begin pulling off Haku's shirt, and struggled with it for a while before finally taking it off him. He then arched a brow at the sight of the bra.

"So detailed..." he breathed, rousing a silent glare from Haku, before slipping the thing off him, as well. He had half expected there to actually be breasts behind it, but no; Haku truly was one hundred percent male, despite having smooth as silk skin. He continued his sensual endeavor onto Haku's collarbone, keen on leaving some kind of mark.

Haku, meanwhile, was intent just running his fingers through Sasuke's spiked hair. He breathed in sharply when Sasuke suddenly bit the corner of his neck. There was a sudden and new warmth which Haku recognized as the feeling of his own blood on his skin. He winced at the feel, but soon became preoccupied with another sensation that was happening elsewhere for both of them....

Sasuke licked at the wound, reveling in the taste of his roommate's flesh. It was different from Naruto's, in a way. Haku was like snow; your mother always told you to never eat it, but you did anyway. And Naruto was more of something he liked to have daily, but it wasn't quite as forbidden. Why was this...?

The cut was beginning to throb for Haku now, so he directed Sasuke away from the site. The male obeyed, but not before stealing another kiss from Haku's lips. He hovered over the cross-dressing male's lips, just looking into the dark eyes that were his roommate's own.

"You're mine, Yukio."

A smirk. "Gladly..."

No one was here to tell him no, so Sasuke continued playing in the snow that was Haku. Not even what was supposed to be their abiding hatred for one another stopped either of them. It wasn't until their exhaustion finally caught up during the night did they let go.

Giving up in each other's arms, under the warmth of Haku's bed sheets. The closest they'd ever been, yet the furthest from reality either had ever ventured.

-

Yukio Haku finally awoke to the bright morning light, streaming in through the window beside his bed. He groaned, glancing over at the clock.

6:23...? It was still early; he could easily fall back asleep. Rolling over, he tried to get back to dreaming. However, his dark eyes shot straight open again.

Why was Uchiha Sasuke's sleeping face so close to his? He sat up swiftly, pulling the covers up with him to cover himself. Then another though occurred to Haku. He peered down beneath the sheets, then quickly recovered himself, regretting doing so.

Why was he only in his boxers? Why were both of them lying in his bed, wearing only their underwear?!

What the hell happened...?! Needing answers, Haku cautiously poked Sasuke's forehead, sharply. The Uchiha woke with a start.

"...uh... what?" He slowly got up, looking around groggily. Haku watched with his heart beating furiously.

"Uchiha... what did we do?" he gradually asked, hoping the reply would be "nothing."

Sasuke turned to him, an incredulous look on his face, before glaring. "What are you doing in my bed?"

"You're in my bed," Haku informed the sleepy Sasuke. Sasuke slowly nodded, before laying back down, intent on falling back asleep. "Hey! Don't go back to sleep...!"

Sasuke didn't move, and merely turned away. "Why not? It's too early, anyway. School doesn't start until eight..."

"Sasuke! What did we do?!" Haku was beginning to get frantic. He made a move to shove Sasuke out of his bed, but a sting where his shoulder connected to his neck stopped him. He hissed. "Huh...?" Haku felt at the bite mark that was made the night before, before a sudden hit of nostalgia swept over him.

That's right... But then a new round of questions came up. He proceeded to shaking Sasuke, rapidly. "Uchiha-kun...?! Did we finish?!"

The reply was muffled and weary, only worsening Haku's anxiety. It couldn't technically be called rape... he had stopped fighting it, after all. Dammit, dammit... dammit....! he mentally cursed, glaring at Sasuke's back.

Suddenly, Sasuke sat up as well. His eyes were wide, as if he'd just realized what they'd done.

"Uchi-"

"Last night...," Sasuke began, his words barely above a whisper. "I didn't finish my homework." Haku scowled, as Sasuke immediately stood and made his way back over to the desk, aiming to just write whatever answers he could down before he had to change.

"I'm worrying over my virginity, and all you care about is your homework?!" Haku cried.

This comment finally caught Sasuke's attention, as the boy slowly turned his head to where Haku was still sitting on the bed.

"You're a virgin...?" he questioned, suspiciously. "I could have never guessed from last night...."

Haku crossed his arms. "Unlike some people here, I'm not a man-whore."

Rolling his eyes in disbelief, Sasuke returned to his work, obviously not caring that all he was currently wearing were a pair of boxers.

Haku noticed this, and another streak of fear crossed his expression. Ripping the covers off himself, he realized something else.

"These... aren't mine...."

"We probably got ours mixed up in the dark," came Sasuke's voice. He received another fiery stare from Haku for it.

Having enough of this, Haku sprinted out of bed and into the washroom, but not before grabbing the folded uniform he would wear off his dresser. In the confines of the secluded room, Haku banged his head against the door.

"Zabuza-san...." he sighed, feeling utterly defeated. This was a nightmare. A nightmare that felt really good at first, but has come back to bite him in the ass.

Slowly, the male changed, ripping the boxers off with a hint of disgust. He replaced them with his own, before putting on his plaid skirt and white shirt. He walked out of the room again, holding Sasuke's boxers in front of him like they were diseased, before tossing them onto Sasuke's head.

"...thanks..." the Uchiha replied, pulling them off before continuing his writing.

Haku glowered at the other boy's actions. How could he be so calm? Him?! Mr. I-Hate-Everything-So-Don't-Bother-Me...! This only worried him further.

Gah, if I think about this too much, I'll be as old as my PE teacher before long...!!

"I'm... going now," Haku finally said, slinging his backpack over his shoulder. It hit the mark Sasuke left, but Haku ignored the twinge.

"It's still early," Sasuke commented, causing Haku to look back at the clock. It was nearly 7:15, so if Haku left now he would be stuck waiting for the school to open until 7:55. However, he currently wanted to be anywhere but with Uchiha Sasuke, so Haku shrugged.

"So? I'll be in the hall," he replied, referring to the hallway outside the door. He made his way to the exit, but Sasuke stopped him with a grab at his bag. Haku refused to look back at him. "What?"

"Wait a second, Haku." He pulled Haku back to him.

The cross-dressing boy's heart began thumping wildly again. Was this going to be the response every time Sasuke came in contact with him?

"What now?!" Haku was answered when Sasuke planted a kiss on his lips. Haku jumped back before any more harm could be done.

"U-Uchiha....! Stop doing that," he demanded, rubbing the feeling away with his sleeve. "What about Uzumaki-san?!"

"He doesn't care," Sasuke replied, shrugging. "Not that much, anyway. I let him do whatever he wants with other people."

Haku grimaced. "Wow, sounds like a healthy relationship," he muttered, sarcastically.

"I didn't touch you last night, if that's what you've been worrying about," Sasuke stated, closing back in on him.

"Oh, you only thought of that now?" Haku inched backwards towards the door. "A little disbelieving, if you consider the fact we woke up in each other's boxers...!"

Sasuke reached a hand to the lower part of Haku's chest. "This was as far as we got."

Haku flinched at the contact. "Well... we're not going any closer than a few feet from now on, Uchiha-kun," he stated heatedly, knocking away Sasuke's hand. "Bye."

He turned and left the dorm, leaving Sasuke to himself. Sasuke stared after the shut door, his hand frozen where Haku had hit it aside.

"......."

-

Outside the room, Haku let out a sigh of relief. Now that he had their boundaries established, maybe everything would go back to... normal.... What was normal, though? If anything, weird stuff like what had happened the night before was their definition of normality.

Had he actually enjoyed it, though? It sure seemed like Sasuke had, from the odd way he was acting this morning. Haku couldn't help wondering about this. Why had he stopped fighting back? Since when had all his defenses lowered in front of Uchiha Sasuke?

He had let his roommate nearly take full advantage of him. And what if they'd gone all the way? What would Zabuza-san have to deridingly say about that? Haku let his backpack fall to the ground, and leaned against the door, wearily.

He was glad that they only got as far as they did. No one needed to know, then, right? Either way, no one had to know! All the way or not, this was going to be a secret. Even Sakura-chan would be kept in the dark. And he would find a way to stop Sasuke from telling Naruto.

He looked over at his friend's dorm door, angry at the fact that she most likely didn't wake up in the confines of her roommate's bed. Or, maybe she did...? No, no. Both girls were avid Sasuke-fans.

Though, now that Haku thought about it, maybe they did have good reason to be... It wasn't like he didn't enjoy Sasuke's fondling. He just didn't love it wholeheartedly. Now, if he had been a Sasuke fangirl, the morning would have probably turned out a lot differently....

He was thrust out of his thoughts when a sudden movement caught his attention. Someone coming up the stairway? Haku's eyes narrowed, as he watched the stranger.

An eccentric looking male, so he was definitely not a student. Ruffled, short red hair, and sharp, green eyes that Haku could see all the way from where he was standing.

Who is he...? Haku watched curiously as the teen approached. Is he coming over here? he wondered, standing up straight now. A nervous feeling was beginning to etch its way into him, and he had no idea why. The stranger stopped before him, a piercing glare in his circled eyes. It looked as though he hadn't slept in ages, though his eyes were still as clear as day.

"H-Hello....?" Haku tried to greet him, though for some reason his voice wavered. He wasn't typically the shy type; what was going on now?

"Out of my way," was the only reply, as the male shoved Haku away from the door. The cross-dresser was barely able to keep himself from falling over. His eyes widened when he noticed the silver band around the other's finger. It matched Sasuke's perfectly.

"Who are you?" he asked, until the insomniac red-head flung opened the door, stepping inside, before shutting it closed again. "Hey!" Haku tried to reopen it, but it was already locked. He banged on it, the nervousness now spreading throughout his body. "Uchiha-kun! Sasuke!!"

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After notes: I don't know why I don't just call these "Author notes" like everyone else... Anyways, how did you like that chunk of lovin', eh? xD That scene, and Sasuke and Naruto's scene took the longest to write. I actually had to reread a bunch of yaoi fics just to get a couple sentences right! -.-0 How bleh. Anyways, here are your reviews, in the order they were given from first to last:

Yaoilover S: Now do you know who gave Sasuke-kun that ring? XD Bra snapping is something I've somehow learned to avoid, using meh ninja skills and whatnot. -has actually had it happen many, many times and is just trying to save what little face she has- n.n; I'm glad you liked that last chapter. I hope this one is just as good ((if not better. XP)). Thanks for the review! n.n

Tufyll: Well, cliffhangers are what keep people coming back, ne? XD And here was another cliffhanger ((I'm sorry. n.n;;; )). I try to make it unpredictable, so if you don't know what's going to happen, I suppose I've done my job! Yay. Sankyu for saying that it is interesting... heehee.

KawaiiKana: Thanky swanky, dear! I've updated now, so are you happy? :D

Mappel: I'm glad I was able to think up something you haven't seen much before, then. Heh! And no worries about an OC, here, dearie. :P No need for random unknown people giving main characters rings, after all...! But do you know who's given it to him, now? Yep, I'm not quite as original as I'd like to be. xD And you were right; it did have something to do with the one who gave him the ring. Was Ribbon Heart really clever, or are you just saying that? n.n;;;; Romeo and Juliet is hard to understand for a simpleton like moi, so I had to use something else...! So here's the next chapter! Was it up to par? X3 Thank you for commenting!!

Kayoko-chan: It was eighteen pages long! How could it be over "already?!" XDDD Well, at least you like it so much to say that. -laugh- I'm glad it's different, then, if people like it. n.n Here's Naruto again, for your SasuNaru enjoyment...! He'll end up in the next chapter, too, I believe... And I'm very happy you like their interaction. X3 I keep thinking it's too out of whack or something.... Thanks for reviewing!!!

Monkey Shoes: XD Someone who likes the cliffhanger! -gigglesnorts- Next chapter is here, now, so was that soon enough? -grin-

Darkangel: Aw. -patpat- Well, here's the newest chapter, if that makes it better...? xD Though now there's another cliffhanger. Oh well.... Thank you for reviewing, lurve.

Now that that's done, thank you all who have read and reviewed! And for those of you who haven't yet... -suspicious stare- ..... -shakes fist- Review now! xDD Before I make Gaara rape Sasuke! -realizes that might actually stop some people from reviewing and takes the 'threat' back- o.o;; Review for me, anyway...!