Say it Again
April: Art of Seduction
"Thing about you, is you know just how to get me."

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"Come on already! It's getting boring to be beaten all the time!"

I laughed at Naruto, since he's been complaining ever since he challenged Sasuke for jet ski racing.

"Haha! Yeah jerk, give blondie a break!"

Turns out that Sasuke's former comrades in NDA are on leave for the next 2 months, and I'm really happy to see Sasuke smiling more often now. I guess he was just lonely when we weren't together yet.

"Then why don't you have a go at it, you asshole?"

"Me? You know I hate the water!"

Still... I'm kind of jealous... since now, his attention is divided.

"Why the long face?"

I glanced at Tenten when she sat down next to me on the sand.

"And aren't you going to remove your top yet?"

I blushed. "Tenten, you know better than any of the girls that I don't feel comfortable in showing too much skin."

"Hate to say this, but I have to say it." She muttered. "When you and Riku were still together, you sure didn't mind wearing a two-piece swimsuit."

"B-but that was..."

"Hey." She wrapped an arm around me and smiled. "I'm kidding, I know you're just worried about Suigetsu's advances."

"Exactly." I hissed, turning to the said man who was busy flirting with Karin, who still ignored him. "And besides, he won't stop now, knowing that Sasuke is my boyfriend."

"But don't you just love seeing how he glares so possessively?"

My face turned red once again as I looked up at Sasuke, seeing him push Kiba towards the jet ski. Eversince last month, Suigetsu's been flirting with not only Karin and I, but also with the rest of the girls. And even if the other guys seem to take it lightly, since Suigetsu just laughs after a few pick-up lines or two, Sasuke's the only one who glares at him, or threatens him.

"I wonder why, though..." I said out loud.

"Obviously," Tenten snorted. "He knows Suigetsu way back, so there must be something that he doesn't like about that guy, and if you haven't noticed it yet, Suigetsu flirts with you a lot longer and in a much more serious kind of flirt than he does to us."

"Really?"

"You're so dense."

"Well sorry." I muttered in sarcasm, turning back to Sasuke.

"But back to you not wanting to remove your top, maybe it's because it's Sasuke's shirt that you're wearing..." Tenten said with a sly grin.

My face turned red, and I shook the blush away as I looked down, hugging my knees closer to my chest. "Well... it's comfy..." I said in defense, taking a whiff of my boyfriend's scent that lingered on the blue button-up shirt with long sleeves.

"What the hell?" Sasuke suddenly yelled, and I blushed yet again, since he suddenly took off his top that is now soaking wet since Kiba kicked him.

Though his hair still spiked up, it tamed down a bit, yet it didn't do much change in his typical hairstyle. My cheeks began to flush when my eyes trailed lower, seeing how his dark blue board shorts lowered a bit, revealing the waistband of his boxers – I think – and I couldn't help but eye how the water droplets trailed down from his forehead, then his chin, dripping all the way to his bare chest, trickling to his abs, and then lower... and lower...

I couldn't stop staring at him. It's not a crime right? It's not even a sin. But hell, I just can't take my eyes off of how he emerged from the water and ran his fingers through his hair. I couldn't turn my eyes away when he picked up a towel to dry himself off, and I seriously couldn't help but blush when he caught me looking, and when he smirked at me for that.

"You better not be thinking of any naughty thoughts in there Sakura."

And it was only then did I take my eyes off of him, because Ino really deserved to be strangled for her comment.

"Hey, want to make this trip much more fun?" She asked me, wriggling her eyebrows. I blinked, and so did the rest of the girls, and only Temari seemed to understand what Ino was trying to say. "Let's see who among the guys can withstand us, when we all seduce them, one by one..."

I blushed, wondering if Sasuke could be easily seduced, and Karin filled in the answer to that question.

"Trust me on this, you'll be successful in seducing all of them, but you'll be frustrated with Sasuke." she sighed. "I, along with the other girls in NDA have tried, and we all failed." I met her eyes when she looked up, and she gave a haughty smirk, which made my ears turn red either from anger or embarassment, I'm not sure, and Karin finished her sentence. "But he's a pretty good seducer."

Which only means that Sasuke has seduced Karin, for her to know that vital information.

"Really?" Ino asked with excitement. "I love a challenge."

"So... he seduced you before?" I asked, tilting my head a bit, hoping that I didn't look too jealous.

"It was one of the lessons would-be-soldiers should learn." She smirked yet again. "And he was pretty hot."

Damn this woman.

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"Hey."

I turned my head to greet his smile, and he kissed me lightly on the lips before wrapping his arms around me, causing my back to press aginst his chest as I snuggled closer, loving the feeling of his warmth.

"You're too quiet." He whispered, lowering his head to kiss my cheek. Eversince the whole incident with Suigetsu last month, Sasuke's been more affectionate. I ought to thank Suigetsu someday. "Is something wrong?"

"No." I said, this time, kissing his jaw, and then I grinned. "But can I still wear your shirt?"

He smiled at me, and I still can't get used to how good he looks whenever he smiles.

"You can have it if you want it that much."

"Heh, then it's mine?"

"Hn."

Currently, the two of us are waiting for the others to come back or get ready, since it was night time, and we had planned on having a round of alcoholic drinks and snacks while around the fire made by Kiba. I closed my eyes and listened to the waves, cherished the feeling of the soft sand we sat on, but more importantly, I didn't want this night to end. It felt so nice sitting in-between Sasuke's legs and leaning against his chest, with his arms wrapped around me protectively. Despite only wearing his shirt and a below the knee-length white skirt, I barely felt the cold.

"Are you fine sitting like this?" he asked me, and I nodded, eyeing him from the corner of my eyes. He sported a black shirt with long sleeves underneath the dark green short-sleeved polo that was left unbuttoned, his jeans, as always, a shade of dark blue, and his shoes are brown this time, and they looked like they were made for hiking. Hmm... maybe we ought to go hiking some time, I'd love to experience that. "Aren't you cold?" he asked again, and I shook my head, leaning down a bit to tie back the loose knot on one of my sneakers. "Just don't leave my side and I won't feel cold." I whispered, leaning back as he hugged me again.

"Okay."

"Well now, isn't that sweet..!"

The two of us looked up to see Kiba grinning, in each one of his hands were two bottles of cold beer, and right behind him were the rest of the gang.

"No wonder you changed and left earlier, you jerk! You wanted some alone time with Sakura!" Sasuke just smirked at Kiba, who soon plopped down next to us and handed my boyfriend a beer. "Ino has your drink." He told me afterwards.

I nodded and glanced at Sasuke as he took the bottle opener from Kiba and removed the crown of the bottle.

"How does it taste?" I asked, curious. "I've only had vodka, martini, and wine."

I noted how Kiba and Sasuke blinked, looked at each other, then laughed.

"What?" I asked, a bit embarassed. "It's not my fault that I don't like the smell."

"Here, try it." Kiba offered me a bottle, and just when I was about to grab it, Sasuke stopped me from doing so. "Aww... the jerk is worried..!"

"Shut up you ass." Sasuke grunted, before turning to me, meeting my questioning gaze. "Drinking a whole bottle by yourself on your first time isn't really a good idea." He offered me his own drink, and I took it, eyeing the liquid inside the clear bottle, my fingers feeling how icy cold the beer was. "Um..." I gulped, and prepared myself to drink, but again, Sasuke stopped me, and I'm really confused with his actions. "I was gonna-" I got cut off when he kissed me all of a sudden, and in a way, I sort of tasted the alcohol from his lips, and as soon as he came, he pulled away. "Hn. You only wanted to know the taste, right?" he smirked, and I could hear Kiba laughing and commenting on Sasuke being smooth – and yes, my boyfriend is real smooth. "And besides," he leaned his forehead to mine, his eyes closed. "I don't want you to drink this, nor do I want you to get addicted."

"But what about you?" I countered, eyes looking elsewhere when he stared at me, our foreheads still touching.

"I don't drink a lot, just on special occassions," he glanced at Kiba. "And you can ask the asshole for confirmation."

My head turned to Kiba, who nodded and drank his own bottle.

"And I don't drink in bars, unless I'm with you and the rest." He continued. "I don't like getting drunk either, so I only drink about four at minimum."

"And you can still hold your alcohol?" I asked.

"Yeah. My family is pretty good with that, but six is probably my limit."

"Hah! You don't even know that since you've never been drunk!" Kiba yelled.

"I stop when I know I'm near or at my limit." He clarified.

"Whatever." Kiba said with a grin, opening his second bottle as he passed Sasuke another one. "Naruto has the other bottles."

As soon as the rest of the gang arrived, Ino handed me my drink as I snuggled closer to my boyfriend, noticing that Suigetsu chose to sit down next to us as well.

"So, Ino told us all about it." Naruto started, opening a bottle of beer. "And well, we agreed to it."

I blinked, then turned to Sasuke when he spoke up.

"I'll pass." He said, afterwards, drank the remaining contents of the bottle he held onto.

"You're no fun, jerk." Kiba commented. "I bet you're not as immune to it as before!"

"No, it's more on I already have a girlfriend," his hold tightened around me, and I coulnd't help but give a smug look to Karin who glared. "And I don't want her to be seducing anyone else either."

"Jealous much?" Naruto countered with a grin. "Relax bastard, it's just a game."

"Hn. Some games are too dangerous to play."

"Oh come on!" Ino pleaded. "Sakura..!"

I laughed nervously when the girls turned to me, begging me to change Sasuke's mind.

"I'm kind of curious actually..." I confessed, turning to Sasuke. "Karin said you were hard to seduce, and, well..." I gave him an innocent smile while he just looked at me. It took a few seconds for our staring contest to stop, because he turned away and sighed, ran a hand through his hair and gave a nod. "I'm spoiling you." He whispered, and I felt myself shiver when his breath touched my ear. "And I hate you for it."

"Right." I nodded, smiling sheepishly. "I know you love spoiling me."

"Hn." He kissed my cheek, letting his lips stay there before pulling away. "You're just too cute to resist, that's why." He murmured.

I can hear how the girls, and some of the guys, were cheering as they decided on who would seduce first, but I ignored their happiness, too caught up in staring into my boyfriends eyes, since his were on mine as well.

"Hey, you two!"

We both turned to Ino at the same time.

"We've decided," she began. "That Temari would seduce first, and then Tenten, then me, Hinata, Karin, and lastly, you." I gave a slow nod, wondering why I would be the last to seduce. "For the guys, we'll first seduce Suigetsu, afterwards, Shino, Kiba, Neji, Naruto, Shikamaru, and lastly, Sasuke."

Well, Juugo didn't come with us, since he said he would be visiting an old friend of his, and Kakashi was going to see Sasuke's parents, much to my boyfriend's dismay – and I'm not sure why.

"Hn." Sasuke replied, downing the remaining contents of his bottle. "So I take it that it's only you girls who will be seducing?"

"Heck, no!" Temari smirked. "We'd like to have fun too, so after all of us are done, it will be your turn, same order."

"Great." Sasuke muttered sarcastically, rolling his eyes, which made me laugh. "You do realize I'm not enthusiastic, nor motivated, by this whole idea."

"We figured as much." Karin stated. "That's why we came up with a plan to get you to really seduce." She smirked, and I had to held onto Sasuke's free hand to stop myself from getting up and starting a bich fight with this... well, bitch.

"What do you girls have in mind?" Kiba asked, curious. "What could possibly drive this guy," he pointed at Sasuke. "To do his best..?"

"If he doesn't, Suigetsu will have to go on a date with Sakura." Temari said, smiling evilly at me, and I felt the urge to strangle my friends, save for Hinata and Tenten. "So, Uchiha, are you game or not?"

Sasuke grunted, setting the empty bottle down on the soft sand while his other arm was still around my waist. "Like I have a choice, but you asked for it," he smirked. "Just don't regret challenging me."

"Oh boy," Kiba started. "You got his blood boiling, and I tell 'ya, you wouldn't be having the last laugh."

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Oh god..! Oh god..! I can't take this! I can't believe that girl! She would seriously go that far in seducing? Gosh! Even Temari or Ino wouldn't do that!

"I feel so inferior." Temari said frustratingly. "Suigetsu was pretty easy for all of us, even for Hinata, but Shino was tough! Not even Ino could seduce him!" she seethed. "But Karin..! She got him to blush and turn his head away!"

I can't help but clench my fist. I was up next, and I'm not too confident about myself if Temari or Ino failed to seduce Shino.

Karin had started her seduction by taking a slow walk towards Shino, at the same time unbuttoning her shirt and letting it slide down up to her elbows. She even dared to sit on Shino's lap and wrap her arms around him, and even went as far as flicking his ear with her tongue! I'm starting to hate this whole idea!

I feel bad for Ino, because she can't do anything about Karin's advances. The rules for this game are that we can't kiss the guy on the lips or anywehere else, we can't do anything that involves touching the sensitive parts obviously, and that we each have a time limit of three minutes. So far, Karin got a reaction from Shino in just about less than a minute!

I wonder if I can just skip this seduction bit?

"Alright, alright!" Shino said. "I can't take it." He murmured, pushing Karin off of him. "Can you just move on to Kiba? I don't think I'll be able to endure after so many girls seducing me."

"Wait, so, earlier..?" Temari trailed off, eyes wide.

"When it came to Ino, I was starting to lose control, I sort of calmed down when it was Hinata's turn, since she's my friend, but... yeah." He scratched the back of his head, cheeks red. "We should have started this game when we're all sober."

"We're not even drunk yet!" Naruto countered, laughing. "Let's give Shino a break then!"

Suigestu chuckled. "I actually enjoyed all of them seducing me though." I caught his eyes, and he gave me a smirk and a suggestive wink, and I felt myself stiffen. It took a whole lot of self-control on my part to not punch this guy. Seriously! Sasuke is friends with this guy? I can't believe this!

Speaking of...

I turned to look at my boyfriend, who sat across from me, next to Kiba. He was glaring at Suigetsu, and I felt myself blush at how protective he gets.

"Alright, let's go seduce Kiba." Tenten said, patting my shoulder since she was next to me. "Yo, Kiba! Get your butt on the middle already!"

"Yeah, yeah!" Kiba got up and walked over to the empty spot in-between the guys and us. "Bring it on ladies." He gave a haughty smirk as Temari accepted the challenge and started her seduction techniques on him. It's only then did I start to think of how many more moves we can pull off in this game. So far, Karin is in the lead, with all of us down by one point. Temari, Ino, and Karin may have the upperhand here, since all three of them have a lot of tricks up their sleeves, but what about me? I'm sure Tenten can think of something creative, that's just how she is... but Hinata and I... well, I kind of feel that Hinata may be able to pull this off at some point, since she did pretty well with Suigetsu and Shino earlier, which left us all wondering what other moves she could do.

What about me? If Sasuke is really hard to seduce, as Karin claims, I definitely can't lose to her... I'm Sasuke's girlfriend, I shoul at least get some reaction from him. Even a smirk will do, or even his eyes widening... just... I just hope he does react, I would feel such a complete failure if I can't even get him to jump or flinch; not to mention, it would be really embarassing if I can't seduce him properly...

"Hey, Sakura!"

"H-huh?" I looked up, seeing all of them eyeing me.

"It's your turn." Hinata said softly, giving me a worried look. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah!" I said, smiling and getting up. "Just thinking of what I can do." And I held back a gulp as I eyed how Kiba still looked relaxed. I took a quick glance at Karin, seeing how frustrated she was, and how Ino and Temari gave her smug smirks. So that means she failed to seduce Kiba. It was kind of expected, I mean, they both hate each other after all.

"Go easy on me Sakura." I heard Kiba say with a grin. "I feel pretty bad since you're my best friend's girl."

"What do you think am I feeling then?" I asked back, glancing worriedly at Sasuke who had his head lowered. I can't even see how his eyes look, or the expression of his face; and I feel really bad for having to do this. "Kiba, sorry but... I don't think I can seduce you like this." I said, head lowering. "I can't bring myself to hurt him."

"I understand, just give it your worst shot." He gave me a grin. "Do a bad job, I'll gladly say I can't handle it, if it means getting Karin much more annoyed."

"Right." I nervously knelt down in front of him, and tried to make my actions as believable as possible, since faking was part of the violations. My fingers moved to touch Kiba's cheeks, lowering to his jaw, and then to his neck. I forced my eyes to look seductive, had my lips part a bit, and even went as far as faking a blush to look tempting enough to get Kiba to give up.

"Ah shit." Kiba soon got up, turning his back to me. "I give up." He said. "Sakura's too cute!" he said, grinning at me, and I saw how his cheeks were red. "Seriously, you had me there with that face! Haha!"

I glanced at Ino who nodded, turning to Tenten who pulled Neji up from the sand to make him sit where Kiba once sat.

"Hey, Kiba," I called out, smiling when he turned to look at me with a questioning expression. "Thanks." I mouthed, and he grinned, and gave a nod, before returning his spot next to Sasuke. I watched how he patted my boyfriend's shoulder, stared how Sasuke looked at Kiba, before giving a small smile and knocking his fist with his best friend. I can tell that Sasuke was thankful for what Kiba did, it was obvious since his shoulders relaxed a bit, no longer tensed as what I had observed earlier.

"Damn it." Ino hissed. "Karin is still in the lead! That Naruto is as easy as Suigetsu! And that Shikamaru is as tough as Neji and Kiba, but Karin got to all three of them! Damn!"

Temari muttered cursed words under her breath. "Now what? With the way things are going, she'll win!"

"Not yet." Tenten said. "We all agreed with the points, right?" she looked at us. "We're tied with Suigetsu, and since Sakura didn't get a chance with Shino, she gets a bonus, which ties her with Karin's score, but she gets the lead with Kiba, but Karin ties with her yet again with Neji, whom Sakura did not get a chance to seduce, so it's another point for her."

Yeah, I was in the lead at some point.

"Naruto earned all of us points, so Sakura is still a point ahead, but Karin managed to seduce Shikamaru, whom Sakura failed to seduce, since her time ran out and Shikamaru didn't budge."

"We're tied." I said breathlessly, earning a nod from my friends. "But-"

"Tie breaker?" Hinata suggested, glancing at Sasuke. "Unless you girls are still attempting to seduce him."

"I want to, but it would be useless." Ino said.

"Agreed." Temari nodded, then turned to me. "This is going to be a showdown between you and Karin."

Somehow, I began to sweat as I eyed Karin, who met my gaze and smirked. She's seduced Sasuke before, and even if she failed, she has more experience than I do, and I doubt Sasuke would be unfair, because even if I am his girlfriend, he won't give me a chance, just like how the others didn't let their respective girlfriends win on purpose.

"So, Sasuke," Ino began, getting up. "Your turn."

He sighed and got up from his spot, walked over to the middle, and sat down, face blank as always.

"Due to Sakura and Karin's scores being tied, it'll just be the two of them who will attempt to seduce you." Temari explained. "So, let's start with Karin."

"This is gonna be good." I heard Kiba say.

And so, Karin started. She, as always, made a slow walk towards Sasuke, but this time, she had her hips swaying, and she even completely removed her top, letting her private parts be covered in only the swimsuit – and yes, I was envious at how bold she was for doing that, but I was also angered at the fact that she's doing that to my boyfriend!

"Still gonna resist me?" I heard her speak, and my teeth gritted when she made herself comfortable in between his legs, but I was relieved to see Sasuke's face still expressionless. He didn't even make a move, nor the slightest hint of being impressed when Karin had draped her arms around his neck, and had herself sit a pose that only female models would do in a porn magazine. Was this what NDA taught in seduction? Could this really be what most people would call an art? Because I admit, I am awed at how good she is, the way she pressed her body against Sasuke made me angry, but at the same time, it made me feel much more inferior.

"Hey," Hinata called out. "Sasuke's really good in resisting."

"Huh?" I blinked, then turned to look at Sasuke, amazed that his face remained impassive. "Then how the heck am I going to win him over?" I asked myself softly.

"Are you still resisting me?" I heard Karin ask in a... well, let's just say her tone would most likely have guys thinking of perverted thoughts.

"You've got a minute and a half left." Sasuke said, glancing at his watch before turning back to her, eyes as cold as ever. "And for the record, I'm not the least bit turned on by your advances."

Sasuke, I don't know how you do it, but hell yeah! You deserve a really long kiss for that!

I saw how Karin twitched, noticed the way her brows furrowed, but it all disappeared when she removed her glasses and puckered her lips a bit, her pointing finger making light traces over Sasuke's chest, and I'm really glad that he was fully clothed.

"Why don't you imagine what I could do with you, or what you could do to me in bed?"

"Hn. The thought never crossed my mind."

I would have jumped for joy at how my boyfriend answered back, but I was still on the edge – since I still have no idea how to seduce Sasuke.

"Why not imagine my head," I noted how Karin gestured with her eyes looking at Sasuke's... yeah. "Down there?"

"It's disgusting." He replied without a moment's pause.

Karin gritted her teeth, she seemed to be failing, and I'm both relieved, since Sasuke is unaffected, and worried because Sasuke may not be capable of being turned on.

"How long do you plan on holding back?"

"As long as I want to." He muttered. "And I'm not holding back, I'm just really not attracted to you or to your advances."

"Damn you." She hissed.

"Time's up Karin." He said, pushing her off lightly. "Sorry to say, but you failed, again."

"I can't believe you!" She cried out, getting up from the sand and picking up her top to cover herself with it. "You're not human!" She murmured.

"Actually, you're only bitter because you failed," Kiba then smirked. "Again."

"Ugh! Shut up!" Karin stomped towards us and harshly plopped down on the sand, glaring at me. "Well? What're you waiting for?"

My brow twitched, but I tried to calm down. "Good luck to me then." I said to myself, looking at Sasuke in the eye, seeing how his expression didn't change, not even for a bit, and I wonder... can he ever be seduced?

"Your time starts now, Sakura." Ino said, and I began.

Honestly, I didn't know what possessed me, because I feel like I wasn't myself when I suddenly pulled him up. His eyes widened for a second from the sudden action, clearly not expecting me to get him to stand up, but he went back to being emotionless, so I made the same face that I did to Kiba earlier, and it didn't work still, even when I slowly let my hands travel from his waist all the way to his abs, feeling for his muscles, and then stopping at his chest. Since I had enough medical knowledge, I can tell that he was relaxed and nowhere near tense, and it made me panic inwardly that I can't even get my boyfriend to react.

"Two minutes, Miss Haruno." He said, not even giving a teasing smirk, even if I knew for a fact that he was provoking me.

I was running out of creative ideas, but I kept my eyes half-lidded, hoping that they were clouded with lust, and my lips were slightly parted like before, my cheeks were involuntary red when I gazed into his eyes. Seriously, I was supposed to be seducing him, but why is it that with just one look from him, I feel like I'm the one he's seducing?

I'm not about to give up.

"I'm tired." I whispered, closing my eyes as I leaned myself to him, my arms slowly wrapping around his body. I pulled myself up a bit, so that my lips could whisper closely to his ear. "Take me to bed." And I hope that it sounded as tempting as I imagined it would, and after the words left my mouth, I leaned it to blow inside his ear, and I felt him stiffen, and I pulled back to see his eyes widened from my actions, which made me grin inwardly. So, he was ticklish there, huh? I tried to manage the remaining time I had properly by finding out where his other ticklish spots were, which led to my fingers lightly tracing the back of his neck, and I felt him shudder from the feeling.

"Gotcha." I winked at him, and he turned bit red when one of my hands invaded the skin underneath his shirt. I recalled how he once told me that he didn't let anyone touch him unless it was for medical reasons, and he told me that he still felt embarrassed when anyone would attempt to make skin to skin contact with him, just like how one of my hands are currently feeling him up. Hehe. Looks like Karin won't be showing her face again.

"Damn it." He suddenly cursed, pulling my hand out of his shirt and taking a step back away from me, his grip on my wrist was a bit tight, yet it didn't hurt me, so I'm assuming that he still knew who I was, and that his mind had not wander to inappropriate scenes – which amazed me all the more.

"Whoa! You alright there jerk?" Kiba suddenly stood up, his voice sounded worried. I looked at Sasuke, my eyes reflecting utmost concern at how he was breathing a bit hard, and how his head was slightly bent forward. Though I couldn't clearly see his face, I did take note of how red his cheeks were. Now that I think about it, I didn't see Karin make a move to put her hand inside his shirt, or even touch his thigh. She avoided those parts, but I didn't... I actually... oh damn! Why did I do that?

"S-Sasuke?" I pulled away from his grasp and placed both hands on his cheeks, making him look at me. "S-sorry, are you alright? I didn't mean to..."

I trailed off, since Kiba started laughing, falling on the sand at the process.

"God!" Kiba cried out. "Why did you turn my best friend into such a wuss?" and he laughed again. "Man Sasuke! Can't you get over it?"

"Get over what?" Naruto asked, as I looked at my boyfriend, seeing how he sat down and placed a hand against his forehead, his bangs still hiding his eyes. I knelt down before him, worried.

"You mean he hasn't told you?" Kiba asked, still laughing. "Back then, in NDA, we had problems with some of the guys who wanted to get it on with a girl!"

I kind of feel like I know where this is going, but I still listened.

"Truth be told," Kiba smirked. "Sasuke is hard to seduce, whether it's a girl or a boy who is tempting him, but once you manage to touch his ticklish spots, that's when his walls begin to collapse!" he laughed again. "Great job Sakura!"

"Wait! What happened back in NDA?" I asked, unconsciously pulling Sasuke into my arms. He still didn't make a move to react.

"Oh, that." Suigetsu chuckled. "The men started to pick on him, and when one guy managed to touch the back of his neck, he kind of went on berserk mode."

"Berserk mode?" Tenten raised a brow.

"He started beating up the delirious men." Suigetsu shrugged. "But his face was beat red."

I sweat dropped and looked down at Sasuke. "I'm so sorry..." I whispered, stroking the spikes of his hair.

"Just leave him like that for a while," Kiba said. "He's calming himself, so don't worry."

"But-" I got cut off when I felt Sasuke pull away. His eyes were shut, but he soon breathed in and exhaled, before opening his eyes to look at me, his gaze back to normal, his face no longer red, and his breathing was even. "Sasuke?"

"I'm fine." He said, looking away for a bit. "I just needed to clear my thoughts."

"Eh?" I blinked, blushing. "C-clear your thoughts..?"

"He's not as innocent as you think he is." Suigetsu butted in. "I mean, duh, he's still a man!" he laughed. "But apparently, this is the first time he's reacted that way, so you sure gave an effect."

My face turned beet red, unsure how to react to the sudden realization that I was successful in breaking the ice walls that surrounded Sasuke. All I had to do was touch his sensitive spots and he gave in, but if what Suigetsu says is true, then I'm the first girl whom he ever had thoughts of...

"Wow." I said, looking at Sasuke who sighed and got up. "So..." I blinked, and then turned to Ino. "I win?"

She grinned at me.

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I don't really like how the guys were seducing me; first was how the way Suigetsu seduced me, like his eyes were undressing me, and I'm feeling really violated. Shino, Shikamaru, and Neji were pretty easy to ignore, since they kept their words and movements to a minimal, Kiba was pretty sweet, since he respected the fact that I'm Sasuke's girlfriend, so he just used words and small gestures like touching my chin or pulling a few strands of my pink hair close to his lips. As for Naruto, it was tempting to punch him, since his pick-up lines kind of like suggested something perverted, which got to Hinata. Somehow, I feel like the girls were biased, since they all gave in to their guys, but managed to stand their ground with the others – except towards Kiba and Sasuke.

Karin obviously enjoyed having Sasuke seducing her, but as for me, well...

"You're still flustered." He whispered, and I couldn't help but burn up. "You were so easy." He added, pulling away to look at me directly in the eye, and his smirk did not help my current state. "What're you thinking?"

"...You wouldn't want to know." I said, looking away.

He laughed and sat down next to me. "Actually, I do." He gazed at the stars, then at the waves. "I'm pretty curious."

"It involves you strip-teasing." I said in a soft voice, but his ears caught it. "...and advancing towards me." I couldn't help but imagine him doing that, and I feel really embarrassed, since not once did I ever thought of such things when I was still with Riku. It's amazing how Sasuke did so much without trying to affect me this way. "But I'm annoyed at how you also seduced Karin."

"Annoyed my ass." He said. "You were jealous."

"...Shut. Up."

"Hn." He suddenly leaned down on my shoulder, and I glanced at him, seeing how his eyes were closed. "Hey, Sakura?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't ever make me seduce again, alright?"

I giggled.

"And I don't really like seeing you seducing other guys."

"Jealous?" I joked, looking at him when he sat up straight to look at me. "Not so smug now are you?"

He didn't speak, and I remained silent as well, since he just leaned down and kissed me. Next thing I knew, he had me lowered onto the sand, and I didn't mind, even for a bit, even when he started to lick my lower lip for permission to let his tongue in. I gave in, opening my mouth to give him access, and even if I expected his hand to start wandering, he didn't make a move to grope me.

"Sasuke..?" I called out when he pulled his head back to kiss my neck. "Why are you so different?" I sort of asked that to myself, but I voice it out.

"Hn." I felt his lips smirk against my neck, and my eyes widened when he sucked onto my skin to leave a mark, before lifting his head to look at me. His eyes weren't clouded with lust, as what I had expected, but instead, they had a look of love and warmth, and his lips curved up slightly to form a small grin. "By different, do you mean good or bad?" he raised a brow, and then smirked.

"Good." I murmured, wanting to know if he could answer me.

"Let's see…" He looked towards the side for a while, before looking back at me, and then lowered his lips to my forehead. I closed my eyes when I felt him kiss it, and he stayed there for a few moments before pulling back to look at me. "A kiss there means I respect you." He kissed my shoulder, before moving to my neck. "I want you, you know, but I can wait, because as cheesy as this may sound, I know that you and I belong together." He took my hand and kissed it lightly. "I adore you too much," and he looked at me in the eyes, before leaning down to kiss my lips. "If you still can't get the answer, then I guess you'll just have to keep wondering." He grinned. "Because I'm not about to tell you." And he soon got up and had water splash me.

"Ah! Sasuke!" I got up and ran after him when he began to sprint, laughing all the while as he taunted me, knowing for a fact that he had the upper hand, since he was faster, and he had undergone training in NDA. "You're so frustrating! Just tell me the answer!" I yelled, making a move to grab him, but I missed, and I tripped, yet I felt his arms instantly wrap around my waist, and my cheek pressed hard against his chest, before I looked up at him, my face red from embarrassment. "Riku…" he said, looking at me seriously. "…Didn't love you."

I lowered my head, my hands that were pressed against his chest clenched, turning to fists. I felt my eyes water, and I looked up at him, just in time since my tears began to flow. "How can you say that?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

Sasuke's eyes widened for a split second, before his hold on me loosened, until he pulled away and took a few steps back, keeping an arm's length away from me.

"Sakura, look at me." He said, and I did. "Look at me directly in the eyes." I obeyed. "Tell me, did he ever look at you the way I am seeing only you?"

My mouth opened, but no words formed, not even a sound was made. I saw my reflection in his eyes, despite the space between us, and I remembered, despite how close my face was to Riku's, I never really did see the clear image of myself in my ex's eyes.

"Did he ever kiss you as if he meant it?" he asked, and I shook my head, my eyes still holding his gaze. "Did he ever held you in his arms the way I did earlier?" again, my actions repeated. "Lastly," I saw Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "Did he say 'I love you' whenever you say it, or only when he's kissing you?" I felt my head lower, and my knees begin to shake. Sasuke never once told me those words, but Riku always repeated them each time I said it, and every time he'd kiss me on the neck, lips, and everywhere else, even if I told him not to.

I heard Sasuke walk away, and I looked up, about to call him, but I was shocked when I felt myself being pulled into his arms. I glanced at him, seeing his eyes closed, felt his heartbeat normal, his breathing even. He didn't walk away, he walked to me.

"I'm… not really good with words." He confessed. "That's why I make them up for my actions."

My arms wounded around him, and I closed my eyes to relish the feeling.

"It's been months since I left NDA, but I still can't bring myself to express into words how much you really mean to me."

"I understand." I whispered, and pulled away to kiss him lightly. "Thank you…" And he held me closer once more.

Riku is Riku, Sasuke is Sasuke. Even if I hate comparing, I can't help but point out their differences, and I came to the conclusion that the reason why I don't seem to mind if Sasuke kissed my neck, or if he would lie on top of me, is because…

"I love you." I whispered, and he smiled.

I trust him.

"You talk about us like there's no end in sight."

To be continued…

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May: Let's Play Military House

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw him glaring at me. It wasn't the first time he looked at me that way, but somehow, this particular glare of his made him a lot cuter.

"It's not funny." He said, turning away to look at the burnt chicken on the frying pan. "It's not like NDA taught us how to cook."

My ears picked up the words he muttered, something about war, guns, shooting, running, and many more.

"I came here for a reason, you know." I said, placing my hands on my hips and raising a brow at him, my lips giving a playful smile as he turned to me. "Kiba called and said you were sick, I sent him to the supermarket, so now, you'll just have to lie down in bed and leave everything to me."

"But-"

"No buts Lieutenant." I grinned. "Pretend I'm your Captain."

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A/N: Sorry if Sasuke's seduction was cut off, but I wanted that to be a secret for now, since it's gonna be useful for the next chapter, which will be updated next month.