Photo Shoot (Revised) NaruSasu

Hands All Over

When love is not madness, it is not love. ~Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Thursday morning, Sasuke sat in his office, reading through a stack of papers Kakashi put on his desk. He rubbed his tired eyes; it felt like he'd been reading much longer than he actally had been. He was distracted from his reading by the sound of his cell phone. 'Who the hell would call me?' he wondered as he dug into his pocket for his phone. He looked at the screen to see 'Naruto' displayed as it rang. "Hello?" he answered, trying not to sound as confused, and slightly excited, as he was.

"Hey Sasuke," a cheery voice said from the other end of the line. "It's Naruto," he informed, just incase the dark haired man couldn't tell by the blonde's voice or personality.

"I know moron," Sasuke replied in his usual bored tone. He didn't even think about how the blond would respond to his words, he just wanted Naruto to get to the point.

"What, you just know my voice that well, or did you actually code my number into your phone?" he asked, very amused. He would be happy with either answer; it meant that Sasuke saw him as at least somewhat of a friend.

"Is there something you needed?" Sasuke asked, trying to avoid the question. "I'm trying to work," he said knowing that Naruto would easily be able to distract him and that he couldn't let that happen.

"Well, actually I'm calling about Friday night," the blond said. "As it turns out, Kiba can't go out Friday, he has some annual family get together that his mother won't let him get out of. So, we're going out tonight instead, I was hoping you'd still join us," Naruto explained.

'This is my chance to get out of it,' Sasuke thought as he leaned back in his chair, allowing it to swivel back and forth. "Fine," he finally said. He wasn't sure why he'd agreed, but it was as if his moth made up his mind for him. "But," he had to make sure to put his rules in place. "If we got out tonight then you really can't let me drink. If I have a hang over at work tomorrow, I'll kill you," he threatened.

Naruto just laughed, "Right." He smiled, though he knew Sasuke couldn't see it, as he said, "It'll be fun, that's all that matters." His smile then changed to a smirk as his voice took on a hint of arrogance as he said, "Plus, you don't scare me. You act tough, but I think that you're just a big softie."

"You're asking to get punched in the face, aren't you?" Sasuke chuckled. He didn't let Naruto answer as he quickly said, "Look, I've got to get back to work, but I'll see you tonight."

Naruto gave a small smile as he teasingly said, "Just call me, you obviously have the number." After they hung up, Naruto looked at his phone, wondering why he didn't want to say goodbye.

Meanwhile, Sasuke looked down at his paperwork and mumbled, "I know that I'm going to regret this.

NS

Kurama kept thinking about Itachi, he couldn't help it. In the short period of time the man had started to cloud his mind with "love at first sight" or what called lust. He looked at the calendar, wondering if it was too soon to call without seeming desperate. He hadn't been on a date in a while, so he wasn't even sure how long to wait at that point. It hadn't been a week, though it was getting close. He felt that he should call, or maybe it was just that he wanted to call. 'Should I call or not? Would he think it's too soon? Damn it, why am I acting like some teenage girl? If I want to call him, I should just call him,' the redhead told himself. He took a deep breath before picking up the phone and dialing Itachi's number.

As he looked around, he realized where he was and knew that he probably shouldn't talk to Itachi around his employees. He got up, deciding to go outside so that he could find some privacy. The man excused himself, walking out the door of the small building.