Bars, Busts, and Boys

By: QuotheIDani


How in the world had it wound up like this? Sasuke sat on the hard cot, glaring at his new 'roommate'. Naruto. An angry scowl was followed by an arrogent snort. If it hadn't been for him, he would be at home, in his own bed. Not sitting on some flea-bitten bunk, being held captive in a cell. Against his will, he might add. The blonde was hanging upside down from his bed, eyes cut into a glare as well. 'Why should he be upset?' the Uchiha wondered to himself,'It was his stupid sceme in the first place' Groaning, he leaned back to rest his head against the mildewed wall, the night's previous 'adventure' comming back to him.

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"Come on, Teme! Just grab it! She won't notice!" Naruto urged him on from the bushes, several feet away. A safe distance considering what he was about to do.

He waved at the blonde, motioning for him to be quiet. He didn't want to risk her turning around to catch him redhanded. Damnit. Why did he have to be the one to steal from Sakura? Licking his lips, he closed his eyes and thrust his hand into an all too familiar pink bag. He blindly fished through the girl's belongings, comming upon several interesting, and just plain odd, feeling items.

'Brush, pen, ribbon, lost change...' Sasuke mentally gussed at what he was touching as he searched through a certain pink haired teammate's bag,'It's not in here! Naruto was wro--' A smirk crossed his lips, and he took hold of the article. He'd finally found it!

"Oi! Naruto!" he softly called to his partner in crime, throwing the 'prize' at him. The other boy caught the object and grinned before signaling Sasuke to come back to the safty of the bushes, where they could enjoy the spoils of their stolen good together.

Glancing around, to make sure he hadn't been seen, Sasuke sprinted after Naruto, both hiding in the safty of several bushes. "So?" the raven haired boy questioned,"What's this brilliant 'plan' of yours? And what does it have to do with me?" He hated to admit it, but he was courious. The fox had piqed his interest. He'd even talked him into robbing their teammate, and now the Uchiha wanted to know what was so important about this magazine he'd just 'borrowed'.

"Naruto?" the boy still hadn't answered, he was too imersed in whatever he was reading. Looking over his shoulder, Sasuke's dark eyes widened. THAT was what he had been tricked into swipping? "Uzumaki! You had me risk getting my ass kicked by Sakura, just so you could get her crapy girl magazine?!"

"Shhhh!" Naruto sat up, clasping a hand over the other boy's mouth. His eyes darted around wildly to see if anyone might have overheard what had just been said. His hand dropped moments later, after decideding it was safe again. "And it's not just some crapy girl magazine, Teme" He held a matter-of-factly tone,"It's the source of ultimate wisdom!" The blonde smiled a huge and sloppy grin. Sasuke frowned.

"Ultimate wisdom?" Sasuke questioned. From a girl's beauty zene? He didn't think so. "Yea!" Naruto's eyes sparkled,"With this magazine, we'll be able to get into a girl's mind!" The Uchiha's dark eyes met his friend's blue one's. Slowly he stood, sighing,"Dobe" and with that he walked off.

"No! Wait, Teme! Er--Sasuke!" the blonde whinned pathetically, even using the Uchiha's first name for once, instead of a degrading insult. "Come on! Don't go!" Sasuke could hear heavy footsteps behind him, Naruto was following. He let out a silent groan. He wanted nothing more to do with the fox, and he didn't even know his plan yet. But it really didn't matter. Whatever it was was bound to be stupid, embarassing, and, most likely, volger.

"Why shouldn't I go? I don't want to be around when you return Sakura's magazine" The footsteps behind him stopped and a silence entered the atmosphere. Sasuke turned around, the sight behind him making him smirk. Naruto stood still, for once, lips drawn into a pouting pose and eyes wide with fright. "Do I have to?" he finally squeaked softly,"I have to give it back?" This made his smirk deepen and Sasuke turned back around, continueing to walk on,"Of course. I took it so you have to return it"

"B-but!" his stuttering was futile. Naruto was going to have to give the magazine back to Sakura...and take a few of her punches, and recieve harsh verbal abuse, and-- Oh crap. "Y-you.. Your just walking away because you know you can't beat me!" his shout was loud, uncalled for, and was the last way to escape a certain kunoichi's wrath,"Yea, you heard me! Uzumaki Naruto is better than Uchiha Sasu--"

"I wouldn't count on it, Dobe" Sasuke whipped back around, and crossed his arms stubbornly over his chest.

Naruto grinned. The Uchiha had actually replied this time. His boasts were apperently too much for Sasuke to swallow gracefully. He had the raven haired boy wrapped around his finger now. The blond made an amused 'Hum' sound and clasped his hands behind the back of his head with a foxy expression on his face. "You wanna bet?"

"Winner gets all. For one week the loser has to play servant and do whatever the winner says." there was a hint of annoyance in Sasuke's voice as he skipped right to the stakes, his cool front chipping away steadily.

"Really?" Naruto countered, a sly grin on his face,"Better brush up on your ramen cooking skills, Sasuke. Your gonna need 'em when I suddenly feel a craving for a nice, hot bowl in the middle of the night."

Sasuke snorted, mouth drawn into a disgusted postion,"We'll see who wins in the end. Meet me here tonight, 8 o'clock sharp" The raven haired boy started to walk away as he said this,"We'll start our little contest then" His tone warned Naruto not to be late, and he was quickly putting distance between him and the other boy.

"Fine" Naruto shouted after him,"But one thing...what do I gotta do to win?" He felt a shiver run down his spine as the Uchiha paused, turning back dramatically and smirking in a way that sort of creeped him out. Sasuke's eyes were cut in mockery and he stated quietly, a hint of tease in his voice,"You gotta pick up a girl in a bar...Before I do"

Damn


A/n - Sorry I haven't updated in such a long time. School started and I got busy. Whelp, here's the brainchild of me scribbling crap down at ten at night, listining to hips don't lie, and drinking root beer. Btw, reviews are always Nice