Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin.

- India Arie

Sasuke snapped a photo and looked down at the product of it before furrowing his eyebrows.

"What? I'm that ugly?" Ezra frowned at the raven's expression.

Sasuke glanced up at her and smiled shaking his head. "No of course not Mrs. Takari." He says. "You're beautiful, just—maybe I have the wrong angle myself. Let me try again." He stepped onto the photo set and walked closer to Ezra. He then reached up politely and moves a loose strand of hair from her face, smoothing it out so it'd stay in his desired position. The act made the woman slightly blush, being in this close to another man made her slightly uncomfortable. Especially knowing that the scent this man carried wasn't the scent she was familiar with.

"Don't worry." He coos smoothly. "I'm not flirting with you. Your husband came by a few hours before you we were to meet and told me he'd castrate me with a machete if I thought about flirting with you." The raven shivers. "Seeing as though I value my life, I'm being professional."

The woman laughed. "That sounds like something he would do." Ezra let out a chuckle before she pursed her lips together seeing her husband towering over someone like Sasuke, telling him what'd he do if he were to so much flirt with his wife.

"Oh, you thought I was joking?" Sasuke stepped back and looked at his finished product. "He really did. No lie."

"N-No, I know he did." She says nodding her head slowly. "I was just saying the fact that you told me is pretty funny."

"Heh." Sasuke chuckles. "How do you live with that?"

"Well I'm the same about him so." The girl shrugged casually as she watched Sasuke step back off the set and take his position back behind his camera stand. He smirked.

"I wouldn't doubt it, he's a handsome man." Sasuke says smoothly.

"Thank you." Ezra smiled. "But don't get any ideas."

Sasuke snorted as he waited for her to contort her body into a desired pose.

"If anything I'd be making advances at you, than him." He snapped a photo and looked it over before taking the camera off the stand and setting the stand aside. He then pulled up his left pants leg and crouched down, bringing the camera to his face. He slightly leaned back before snapping anfew photos. "But I love my life and my job, so I'd rather not make Mr. Takari upset."

"Hm, smart man." Ezra smirks as she turns into another pose. Sasuke continued to snap pictures.

"I hope you don't mind my friend coming over right now, during our break we were gonna have lunch." Sasuke says casually as he snaps the woman's pictures. The clinking sounds filling the soace between them. "Is that okay?"

"That's perfectly fine." Ezra nodded slowly. "Long as food is being shared with me."

Sasuke smiled. "I'll see to it that you do." He says.

The steel door opened and closed. Sasuke's head turned up seeing Naruto strolling in.

"Hey." He says once he's standing alongside the raven. His eyes glance over to Naruto before he went back to snapping photos of Ezra.

"Hey." Sasuke's reply. "Naruto, this is Ezra Takari. Mrs. Takari, this is my best friend Naruto."

Ezra blinked once, then twice before her eyes trained on Naruto. Her eyes slightly widened.

"THE Naruto?" She asked. "The one who writes books and poetry right?"

"Heh, you're a fan?" Naruto asked. He stuck his hands in his pockets and smiled lightly.

"My best friend is." She quickly replies. "She really loves your work."

"Thank you." Naruto smiles. "I'm having a book signing this Saturday, you should bring her along. I'd love to meet her."

"She'd die if I told her." Ezra says with a smile. She then went back to her posing as she spoke.

"Then don't tell her." Naruto winked his eye causing the girl to giggle.

"Easy bud." Sasuke says with a smirk as he snapped pictures. "She's married to Riku Takari. And he came by earlier and blatantly threatened me before his wife even arrived. He can smell when someone is flirting with his wife."

"I wasn't flirting!" Naruto snaps at his friend as the woman laughs once more.

"It's fine." Ezra says. "He's the one who recommended you to me."

"Really?" Sasuke raised his eyebrow. "That's flattering, actually."

"Maybe he came over here to make a pass at you." Ezra smirks as she poses. Naruto quickly covers his mouth as he snorts, making Sasuke frown.

"I don't think so." Sasuke shook his head from side to sdie as he continued to snap photos.

"I wouldn't put it past him." Ezra shrugged.

"Are you saying that your husband is into men?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"Of course not." Ezra frowns. "The way he's always waking me up eat– My husband isn't gay. He was probably trying to pick you up for a threesome one day."

Sasuke coughed as Naruto laughed.

"I like you Mrs. Takari, you're funny." Naruto laughs.

"Thank you." She replies. The photoshoot had finally come to an end. Ezra was back in the dressing room changing her clothes as Sasuke looked through his camera going through the pictures he had took and which ones he would send to her later.

"She's pretty cool." Naruto says stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah, and that was pretty nice of you to invite her and her friend to your book signing." Sasuke says looking over at his friend. "Don't be going around flirting with married women now Nard."

Naruto scoffs. "Loser, I'm with Taylor." Naruto frowns.

"Well, you can always have options my friend." Sasuke says with a smirk. "If she's hot her friend is definitely hot. You should flirt with her."

"What?" Naruto frowns. "How do you know that?"

"Hot girls hang out together." Sasuke shrugged his shoulders.

"You and your Uchiha logic." Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Hey um, I was wondering if I could get your number so we can talk about your book signing." Ezra finally emerges from the dressing room fully dressed in her casual attire.

"Sure no problem!" Naruto smiled before he quickly recited his number.

"Okay great." She smiled as she looked down at the number. "I'll be calling you soon then. Can't wait to see you."

"Likewise." Naruto says. "I can't wait to meet your friend too."

"She's gonna be so happy." Ezra smiles. "She loves your work. She used a couple of your excerpts as the start of a few of her songs."

"Really?" Naruto's eyes widened. "Really?"

"Believe it or not Naruto, you have a pretty big fan base and they're all very fond of your work." Ezra says as she throws her bag over her shoulder. "Don't be surprised when you see the line wrapping around the bookstore just to get an autograph from you. Especially knowing you've never showed your face anywhere before."

"She has a point." Sasuke shrugs. "I know a few clients who were reading your books in their spare time."

Naruto felt completely humbled, and overwhelmed all at the same time. He knew that his works were doing good, but he didn't think that he would actually hear about them being all over the place like they are.

"Thank you guys, really." He says with a small smile. "Hey, Mrs. Takari-"

"Please, call me Ezra."

"Okay, Ezra." Naruto nods slowly. "Would your husband mind if I had your number? Just to move you and your friend up in the line."

Ezra chuckled. "My husband isn't as bad as he sounds, trust me. He wouldn't mind it at all."

When the two exchanged numbers Sasuke smirked. "Try not to fall in love, alright chump?"

Naruto frowns. "What's that suppose to mean?"

Sasuke released his camera from his grasp, allowing it to hang from his neck. He took a free hand and placed it on his best friend's shoulder. "You think someone that hot wouldn't be around other beautiful women?" He removed his hand and shook his head. "You're a crazy one to think that."

Naruto's frown deepens. "I'm seeing Taylor."

"And?" Sasuke shrugged. "If she were to ghost you, like most of the women when you become busy with work, then what?"

Naruto turned his back to his friend and began walking away.

"What?" Sasuke says with a chuckle. "What I say?"

"You know exactly what you said." Naruto says as he continues walking.

"I mean don't get me wrong," Sasuke says stopping his friend from going and further. "I'm just saying that sometimes the women you choose want more from you than what you can give. Sure things are gonna be great with this Taylor chick in the beginning, but what if you start working on a new novel or something and your time is gonna be taken up with that? Is she just gonna think you're avoiding her, or is she gonna be understanding?" Sasuke paused to let his words sink in. He shrugs before he continues. "That's why I'm not tied down to one female. I don't have time for the insecurities because I have to photograph my client naked."

"Hey Sasuke, I just did an outfit change." Ezra emerges in a new outfit, fresh makeup and hair in a different style. Sasuke and Naruto turned and watched her.

"God, I wish she wasn't married." He mumbles. "I'd love to-"

"You're disgusting." Naruto frowns before walking back over to the photo area.

Sasuke continued his job with Ezra until they were done with the rest of the frames.

"I can't begin to thank you enough." Ezra smiles once she changed into her regular attire. "I'm so thankful you were able to do this for me."

"Ah, don't mention it." Sasuke replies with a smirk. "Please do not hesitate to call me again if you need visuals for anything in the future."

"I most definately will." She says with a small nod. She reaches in and hugs Sasuke tightly, leaning towards his ear. "My husband will be able to smell your cologne on me."

Sasuke shudders quickly letting the ebony go. "I'd rather handshake from now on."

Ezra laughed a hearty laugh. "I'm only teasing. He wont be a problem I promise. He knows I wont cheat on him."

Sasuke wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Great."

"Nice meeting you again Naruto." Ezra waved shortly at him. "I'll be sure to give you a call once we get to the event."

"No problem." Naruto smiles at the woman. "I look forward to seeing you and your friend."

Ezra smiled and made her way to her exit.

"Alright loser," Sasuke removed the camera from him and the both of them walked out of the studio and into Sasuke's home. "Let's go get lunch."

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"Hey, whatever you're doing Saturday I need you to cancel it right now." Ezra says as she looks at her friend.

"Why?" Fatalia frowned at the woman before her. She reached for her strawberry lemonade and sipped. The two women sat in their favorite cafe, eating lunch together.

"I have a surprise for you." She says with a sly grin.

"I swear to God Izzy if you're hooking me up with one of Riku's annoying friends-"

"- I swear it's not that this time!" Ezra laughed and shook her head. "I promise, you're really gonna like this one."

"You know how I hate surprises." Fatalia picked at her food as she spoke. "So I don't know how to feel."

"Just don't think too hard on it." Ezra smiles.

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"Heh, yeah it was a pretty busy day today." Naruto says into his phone. He reached into his fridge and pulled out a beer before closing the fridge and cracking it open. "How was your day?"

"It was pretty steady." The voice spoke on the other end. "Wasn't much to do at work so I was done pretty early. So you know, just milked the clock and got free money."

Naruto found himself chuckling. "Glad one of us had an easy day today."

The woman on the other end giggles. "Any plans for the weekend?"

Naruto bit his lip after taking a swig of his beer. "Ah, pretty busy Saturday." He says. "I have alot of book signings to do. It's my first public appearance so I know my fans are going to be really excited about that."

"That's really great!" He could hear the slight disappointment in her voice. He couldn't but think about what Sasuke said earlier. Considering he was going to start being busy, actually going out in the public eye, he knew he probably wouldn't be able to see Taylor as much as he'd like. He felt like he was going to start wasting her time now, but he at least wanted to try.

"It isn't really all that great." He says. "But with the success of the other book, I feel I do owe them this much."

"You're really loyal to your fans." Taylor says through the phone. "Well, I'll let you get your rest. It's getting pretty late."

"Yeah." Naruto replies with an exhale, feeling like he's blowing his chance. He hasn't really seen much of Taylor since they've started seeing one another. They've had a few facetime calls, a couple of lunch dates but that was about it. He hasn't seen her anytime recently and he knew it was getting to her, but it was nothing he could do.

He ended the call and continued to drink his beer. He walked over to his floor to floor windows in his condo, overlooking the Los Angeles downtown buildings. He took yet another swig of his beer. His front door opening slightly scared him making him quickly turn around. Sasuke strolled over to him.

"Why aren't you dressed?" Sasuke says with a frown.

"Why are you in my home?" Naruto says with a frown. He often regretted giving his best friend a key to his apartment. Sasuke always used it for things that wasn't emergencies. Like bringing a girl in just so she wouldn't know where he lived because he had suspicions that she was crazy.

"I asked a question first, so I demand my answer first." Sasuke replies taking Naruto's beer from him and taking a swig. Naruto's frown deepen.

"What should I be dressed for?" Naruto asked dryly.

"We're going out tonight." Sasuke says. "We discussed this in our group chat."

"I'm sorry, I was talking to Taylor." Naruto says lowly. "I'll get dressed."

Sasuke took another swig of what was no longer Naruto's beer. "Great." He turned to the window and looked out. "I'll forever be envious of this view."

"Yeah yeah." Naruto waved him off, walking into his bedroom to change his clothes.

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Saturday Afternoon.

"Izzy, I don't see why I have to wear this." Fatalia says as she looked over her outfit. It consisted of highwasted jeans, a bralette top and a simple olive green blazer. Her hair tied into a bun at the top of her head with a few strands hanging from both sides of her face. She wore simple white sandals on her feet.

"You'll thank me later." Ezra says as she unbluckles her seatbelt. "Come on, and grab that book of yours."

Fatalia huffed and the both of them exited the car. She slowly trudged behind Ezra. Seeing a long line coming from the bookstore, the frowned.

"Why is there such a long line?" She asked.

"Don't worry about that." Ezra unlocked her phone and pressed it up to her ear. After a few rings, it stopped.

"Thank you so much for coming." They say. "Hello?"

"Hey, It's Ezra." Ezra says with a small smile. "We're here."

"Okay great!" They say again. "I'll have my manager come get you."

"Okay great. See you soon."

Ezra ended the call.

"Who was that?" Fatalia asked.

"Your surprise." Ezra says. "Don't say I've never done anything for you after this is done."

A woman with purple hair finally greeted them after a few minutes of waiting.

"Hey, are you the one I'm getting?" She asked politely.

"Yes." Ezra spoke. "Me and my friend here."

She nods. "Nice to meet you, I'm Konan." She stuck her hand out to greet her.

"Ezra." Ezra smiles and shakes the woman's hand. "And this is Fatalia."

Fatalia shook Konan's hand and smiled. "Nice to meet you."

"Likewise." She reponds. "If the two of you will follow me, he'll be going on lunch soon."

"Great, caught him just in time then." Era says as they began walking.

Konan chuckles. "Anything to get him out of getting hand cramps." She says. "He's been here since 9am."

Ezra glanced down at her watch. "Oh wow he's been here for a while."

"He has, but let him tell it he's been here since Tuesday evening."

Ezra giggles. Fatalia looked on confused as the three of them passed what looked like hundreds of people in line. She glanced around the bookstore, untill she crashed into the back of Ezra.

"You two can go ahead and take a seat next to him and he'll be right with you." Konan guided the two of them to a seat.

"Hey!" Naruto smiled brightly when he seen Ezra taking a seat next to him. Sasuke only a few feet away taking picutres. He stopped briefly to wave shortly at Ezra. "I'm glad you could make it!"

"Hey thank you!" Ezra leaned over and Hugged him briefly after waving to Sasuke. "Konan said you're going to lunch soon."

"Yeah, I'm starving but I have alot more to sign." Naruto gave an exausted sigh. "Just sit tight for a few more moments and we'll head out."

"No problem."

"Ezra, where are we?" Fatalia asked leaning over to her.

"Give it a few minutes and you'll see." Ezra shortly answers.

"Thank you all for coming!" Konan says as she stands. "We'll be taking a short break, but we will be back. If you all want to browse around please do so but we will be back within the next forty-five minutes to an hour."

They stood.

"So, who's your friend?" Naruto says with a smile as he looks over Fatalia. He couldn't deny that she was indeed beautiful. She looked like one of the models Sasuke probably photoed sometime before.

Ezra smiled, seeing a small hint of interest in Naruto's eyes.

"Ah, yes." She says. She turned to Fatalia who was too busy still looking around. "Fatalia, this is Naruto. Naruto, this is Fatalia."

The name caught Fatalia's attention, forcing her to look at the man before her. Her mouth fell open. She couldn't believe that she was standing in front of one of her favorite authors. She was shook.

"The Naruto?!" She found herself saying. She looked at Ezra. "No."

Naruto chuckles. "The one and only." He says with a small shrug.

Fatalia was stuck. She felt her face get hot, wondering why he would hide from the public for so long. He was handsome. Very handsome.

"I-I-"

"Thank you for coming." Naruto says again. "Please, join me for lunch?"

"S-Sure." Fatalia found herself saying.

"Hey wait for me." Sasuke says catching up to them.

"I was hoping not to." Naruto looms.

Sasuke chuckles.

"And this is Sasuke." Ezra says with a smile. "He's the one who gave me those magnificent shots of me I took earlier this week. Sasuke this is my friend I was telling you about."

"Nice to meet you." Sasuke says extending his hand.

The four of them found a resturant not to far from the bookstore. They found themselves at a nice table in the back where they could talk.

"So Fatalia, Ezra told me you're a big fan." Naruto says with a smile as he looked at her. He wondered why she was so quiet and not screaming at the top of her lungs. He'd expected much since every fan that approached the table would burst into tears and tell him how much they loved his work. But she was rather quiet.

Fatalia felt her heart jump, listening to Naruto speak to her. She couldn't believe this was something Ezra put together just for her. She'd forever be greatful, but she was starting to lose cool points at the moment from how she was acting.

"Yeah, I am." She says softly. "I've read all of your works."

"Really?" Naruto says impressed. "Which one is your favorite?"

"I'd have to say Jaded." Fatalia says as if it wasn't a second thought about it. She tucked a loose strand behind her ear. "My favorite quote from it is 'always felt like sticking around is the same as being stuck' I felt that one."

Naruto smirked. This girl knew her stuff. He appreciated that. Most of his fans mostly read his books. But for her to actually read his poems, it meant alot to him.

"Ah, so you are a real fan." He says with a smile. He reached over the table for the book she'd set to the side. He opened it to the first page retrieving a pen from his pocket, he uncapped it.

"O-Oh you don't have to do that now." Fatalia shook her head as she went to reach for the book. "We're having lunch, that's enough for me."

Naruto quickly moved the book from her grasp. "Nonsense."He says. "I'm doing it and you can't stop it."

"You know, Fatalia's a writer herself. " Ezra says gaining a surprised look from Naruto.

"Really?" He says then looking over at the ebony.

Fatalia blushed. "I-It's nothing serious." She says.

"Maybe I could read some of your stuff one day."

Fatalia lightly scoffed. "You don't have to do that."

"I don't have to do alot of things." He says. "But I want to." He then went back to her book. "Spell your name for me?"

Fatalia couldn't stop herself from blushing. "F-a-t-a-l-i-a." She answers.

"Thank you." He says with a smile as he continues writing. Sasuke looked over Naruto's shoulder then chuckled before straightening his posture. Naruto finished signing the book and closed it before sliding it back across the table to Fatalia. "Look at it later."

Sasuke's phone binged and he quickly pulled it out. "Ah, Excuse me I have to take this." Naruto quickly scooted out of the booth, allowing Sasuke to exit.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom I be right back." Ezra stood from the seat and walked in the opposite direction of Sasuke towards the bathrooms. Fatalia sat there awkwardly, feeling Naruto's eyes on her.

She couldn't believe it. Her of all people sitting here having lunch with The Naruto. The person she looked up to when it came to writing. She knew she was way out of his league, but he was so nice and sweet.

"Thank you for doing this." She says softly as she looks down at the table. She felt her face getting hot. Something that's been happening since the moment she laid eyes on him.

"Doing what?" Naruto raised an eyebrow as he looked at her.

"Signing my book and taking us to lunch." She says again. She finally looks up meeting his gaze. "I really appreciate this. Alot. Your work is really great and it inspires me everytime."

Naruto gave the girl a closed eyed smile. "I did this because I wanted to." He says. "Are you busy after this?"

Fatalia shook her head slowly. "Not that I know of." She replies. "I'm not sure if Ezra has anything planned for afterwards."

Naruto nodded slowly. "How about you stay?" He says. "I'd really like to get to know you more. Talk about your writing."

"I-Oh-Well-Um-"

"Making excuses already?" Naruto smirks with a raised eyebrow.

"Of course not!" Fatalia quickly answers. "I just don't want you going out of your way just for a fan."

Naruto placed his elbow on the table and rested his chin in his hand. "What if I want you to become something more than a fan?" He asks. "Like a really good friend or something like that? Ezra is really good people, I trust her judgement in friends–although I'm kind of shaky on her judgement with Sasuke."

Fatalia giggles for the first time, and it was Narurto's turn to blush.

"Then should I be shaky on your judgement too considering that he's your friend first?" She asked.

Naruto nodded and winked at her. "Touche." He says. "He and I have been frineds since Elementary, so I can't shake him even if I tried."

"Sounds like me and Ezra." Fatalia tucks a few strands of loose hair behind her ear.

"So, what do you do?" He then asks. It was just the two of them at the moment so he figured he'd make some sort of small talk with the girl.

"I-I'm kind of social meda famous?" The ebony girl sounded unsure of herself when she spoke. "I've recorded a few things on Youtube and all that but I'm nowhere near as good as someone like yourself and Ezra." She pursed her lips together as she looks down at her hands, feeling herself want to just curl into a ball. She still couldn't wrap her mind around the fact that she was sitting across from someone she'd admired so much. Naruto was an amazing writer.

"I'm sure you're better than the both of us combined." Naruto managed to smile. From the hundreds of fans he'd encountered today, he'd have to say Fatalia was her favorite. Not only did she actually know more of his body of work than the others, she could actually recite it. Word for word. It made him feel good. Like people actually looked at more than just his books, but his writing too. He watched the girl as she blushed and fidgeted, becoming nervous as the moments passed, considering they were alone.

"Am I making you nervous?" He asked with a tilt of his head. "Just think of me as any other person you've met through Ezra. I'm sure you've come in contact with some characters."

Fatalia let out a breath, masking a chuckle. "Yeah, I have." She says.

"Well, let's pretend like I'm one of those people." Naruto offers a small smile. "Are you always this shy?"

Fatalia nodded. She wasn't sure how she should behave, but she knew she didn't want to come off as an idiot, let alone someone boring.

"Is there anything you want to ask me?" Naurto arches an eyebrow as he sits back in his seat. He reached for his drink and took a sip from it, before placing the glass back on the table, giving her his full attention.

"Uh, well." Fatalia scratched her cheek sheepishly, avoiding his gaze. "I always wanted to know where'd you get your inspiration from? L-Like, when you come up with your poems and everything."

Naurto blinked. He clearly underestimated the girl. He assumed she would ask him something about his book, as far as the characters and the plot; but she wanted to actually pick at his mind. Wanting to know anything she could about him. She asked him a question that would obviously have a follow up, keeping their topic flowing. He was impressed, actually.

"Well, I get most of them from experience." He says after clearing his throat. "Everything else is just what I hear my friends talk about and I just write going off of emotion."

"Has Sasuke been a muse?" Fatalia quirked an eyebrow making Naruto chuckle.

"In more ways than one." He says. "He's a free spirit. One that's probably forever going to be free."

"What about you?" She asked. "Are you a free spirit too?"

"Heh, I'm not." He says with a shake of his head. "I actually don't have time for all of that given the deadlines I always have to meet. And since I've finally revealed my face, I'm going to be in alot of interviews in the days to come."

The two smiled at one another for some reason. They didn't know what it was, but the both of them just felt the need to smile, being lost in the other's gaze. Ezra startled them when she flopped back down in her seat next to Fatalia, making the both of them look away from the other. Naruto looked down at his food, Fatalia looking down at her hands.

"Whew, I'm sorry it took so long." Ezra chuckles. "My daughter called me." She shakes her head.

"Is she alright?" Both Naruto and Fatalia asked the question at the same time. Naurto didn't know Ezra like that, but anything involving a child he always had a soft spot for.

"Yeah, I actually have to rain check right now." Ezra pursed her lips together before giving her ebony friend and apologetic look. "She isn't feeling too good."

"I'm sorry." Naruto furrowed his eyebrows together. "I hope she feels better."

The two girls gathered their things as Naruto stands to hug Ezra.

"Thank you." She says hugging him tightly.

"No problem." He says with a smile. He turns to Fatalia who stood there awkwardly. "Is it alright if I hug you too?"

Fatalia blinked, Ezra smirking as she stepped aside.

"U-Uh, sure." Fatalia says before moving to hug Naruto. The two embraced, Nauruto squeezing her tightly.

"Call me, alright?" He whispers in her ear before letting her go. He looked at her wit a smile before letting her go, as Sasuke walked up.

"Sorry about that." He says. "It was a client wanting to book an appointment."

"Too late now, they're leaving." Naruto says as he steps away from Fatalia.

"Ah, my apologies." Sasuke rubs the back of his head. "Maybe we should all set a date from sometime in the future then?"

"Sounds great." Ezra smiles. "We'll keep in touch."

"So will we." Sasuke says with a smile, watching the two girls walk off towards the exit.

Now in the car and comfortable, Fatalia turns to Ezra. "I can't thank you enough for this." She says to her friend. Ezra smiles.

"I'd do anything to see that smile on your face." Ezra replies as she starts the car. "I felt you needed a little more inspiration."

"How did you manage to pull that off?" Fatalia asked her with a raised eyebrow.

"Sasuke was the photographer for my album shoot." Ezra says as they coast down the street. "He works from home mostly so it was normal for Naruto to be there. I told him that I had a friend who loved his work and he told me he'd make an exception for me to have you cut the line and meet him personally. We exchanged numbers and voila."

Fatalia smiled, shaking her head at her friend. "You're amazing."

She looked down at the book in her hands, cracking it open, remembering that the blonde did in fact sign it. She looked over his words before her face flushed red.

-To The Rose That Grew From Concrete, Fatalia.
It was absolutely a pleasure meeting you today. Hopefully we can meet again without the hassle of the two we call our friends. I'd love to get to know you more. ( xxx) xxx-xxxx

"Ez, he gave me his number.." Fatalia's voice trails off.