"Man I hate health class." Naruto said sighing. It was early morning and even though the class was only an hour and twenty minutes long it felt like five. Looking out the window he noticed kids playing tag, trying to see who was going to be it next.
"Naruto?" asked Iruka from the front of the class.
"Present." he answered still looking out the window.
"Yes, well that would be the right answer if I was still taking attendance. Now can you face me and listen to the assignment that you will have to complete for the rest of the semester." Iruka said. Hearing the snickering coming from the other students, Naruto lowered his head onto his forearms and muttered sorry. As Iruka went over the assignment, Naruto heard giggling coming from the right of him.
"Stupid Naru." said a girl with long, wavy blue hair and onyx eyes.
"Shut up Sasu!" Naruto said raising his voice.
"Is there something you'd like to share with the class Naruto?" Iruka asked, his eyes darkening, warning him.
"No sensei." The blond replied
"Good. Now you Naruto will be paired off with Sasu Uchiha." He said smiling at Naruto's clueless face.
"Um excuse me Iruka-sensei, but what exactly am I being paired off with the blond for?" Sasu asked looking confused.
Sighing Iruka answered "The class assignment for the rest of the semester is each of you will be paired off into groups of two. The two of you." He said pointing to them. "Will live in dorms on campus as a married couple."
"WHAT?!" yelled Naruto and Sasu.
"I can't live with him sensei. I'll end up committing murder. Can't I get partnered off with Kiba or Neji?" she asked desperately
"Yea, I'd rather take an F than live with a prissy, spoiled, princess." Naruto said pointing to Sasu.
"As if you are so perfect, you dumb blonde." She said turning to Iruka. "Iruka-sensei I don't think my parents and brother would be ok with this arrangement."
"Actually all three of them thought it was a great idea." he said smiling.
"Iruka-sensei is right little sister." Said a deep voice from the classroom door. Hearing the voice Sasu and the class turned to see who it was. Eyes widening Sasu glared at the intruder. Standing in his anbu uniform was Itachi Uchiha. His eyes locking with hers and darkening a bit as if he was laughing on the inside.
"And why is that dear brother?" she asked, trying her best not to curse him out.
"Because it will get you ready for when mom and dad get you married off." he said loving how her eye twitched. Itachi turned his attention to Iruka. "Sorry for disturbing your class. I'm just here to drop off Sasu's things for the move in today."
"That's quite alright. Just leave it by the door." Iruka replied. Itachi put her things near the door and walked away.
"Wait Itachi, mom and dad can't seriously be ok with this." Sasu said as she stood up.
"Like anyone beside myself could deal with your shit." Naruto said under his breath.
"Indeed, they are Sasu. I explained everything to them." Itachi said smirking. "Have a good day Iruka-sensei, class." turning, his smile darkening. "Sister." with that he left.
Iruka paired up the rest of the class. "Now that you're paired up. I'll take you to get the keys to your new homes. Your parents already dropped your things off. So pack up and follow me." he packed up his things and moved toward the door waiting for them.
"I can't believe this shit. A whole fucking semester, stuck with him." Sighing Sasu packed up her stuff. Naruto did the same and walked over to his friends.
"Kiba can you believe this crap. Sasu and I married and living together." Naruto scuffed
"Hey you could have always ended up like poor Choji over there." Kiba said pointing to a student with light brown hair eating a bag of chips. A girl with pink hair and teal eyes walked up to him and took it away. "He got Sakura." he said as both boys shuddered.
"Who did you get as a partner?" asked the blond.
"Heh I got Shino." he said blushing.
"Ah I see. You dog." Naruto said winking.
"Who's a dog?" asked a young man with dark brown hair and black sunglasses on.
"Nothing Shino." both said quickly. Shino was about to ask what they meant when they heard Iruka calling.
"Come on class. You do have other classes." he said as he ushered them to the dorms. Sasu walked ahead of Naruto with her friends.
"You're lucky Sasu." said Sakura, a bit annoyed with that fact.
"How so? I'm stuck with Naruto for a whole semester." she said sighing.
"Well, Naruto is kind, handsome and truly cares about the people around him." said a girl with purple blue hair and pale gray eyes.
"If he's so awesome why don't you get partnered off with him then Hinata." Sasu said as she walked ahead of them.
"Why is she acting like that, I'd thought she'd be happy that she got stuck with Naruto. She's had a crush on him since we were in grade school." Hinata asked while she played with her fingers. A blond girl came up next to Hinata.
"It's ok. She is just worried because she's liked him for so long. Now she gets to live with him. It freaks her out a bit. It's like you getting to live with Neji as husband and wife." the blond girl said nudging Hinata, wiggling her eye brows.
"Hush Ino, and I have to get used to it since the family elders said we are to get married any way." Hinata said blushing following the rest of the class to what looked like an apartment complex. The building was about nine stories tall and was an earthy red.
Turning to look at the class Iruka said "Now we're going to go through these doors. You're going to find your names and sign next to it so you can get your keys. Then you can go up to your rooms. Class will be dismissed after you sign your names. This hopefully gives you time to un pack a bit before your next class." Reluctantly Sasu went up the elevator to her new home on the 4th floor after signing her name. The elevator doors opened and she walked down the hall to her apartment to find the door already open.
"That dumb ass left the door wide open for the whole building complex to walk right in." she said as she wheeled her bags into what looked like the living room before closing and locking the door. Turning, she finally took in the large room. There were two couches facing each other with a mahogany coffee table in between them. Against one of the walls was a 60 in. flat screen T.V. Underneath that was a fully equipped entertainment center. The walls were off white and the pale blue curtains were pulled aside to let the sun shine into the room. There was something warm and inviting about it. Pictures of beautiful sceneries were on the walls.
Smiling a bit she walked farther into the house and found a fully equipped and stocked kitchen with every cooking appliance anyone could ask for. There was an island in the middle with a built in stove. Dual ovens were against a wall, cabinets made of cherry wood were throughout the kitchen. The kitchen walls were a soft cream color that helped the dark green curtains brighten up the room. 'Can I keep this kitchen once the assignment is over?' Sasu thought at she traced her hands over the cabinets before she walked down the hall to see the bedroom. As she got to the room she saw Naruto putting his stuff away.
"Hey idiot, did you notice that you left the front door wide open?" she asked.
"Huh?" Naruto said turning to look at her.
"I said you left the door wide open. Anyone could have just walked right in." she said with her hands on her hips.
"God and the nagging begins." he said shaking his head. "I left it open for you, next time I won't be nice. By the way that dresser and closet is yours." He said point to the pieces of furniture. Taking her time to finally look around the room she noticed it was painted a warm brown with crème colored curtains hanging from the windows. The furniture was also cherry wood and complimented the overall look. In one corner there was a desk to do work and a working printer. At the top of the bed there were two bedside tables one on each side with a lamp. The bed was king size with a matching wooden head and foot board. The sheets and comforter looked inviting enough, that she just wanted to crawl in the bed and wrap herself in them.
"Wow it's really pretty." Sasu said in awe.
"Yea it is. You should unpack so we can go with the gang food shopping. While I was waiting for you, Shino called and said that the rest of our classes were canceled so we can adjust to our new roles and living spaces." Naruto said as he finished unpacking and turned to look at her.
"Fine." she said as she went to her to bags and began putting her stuff away. 'It's so weird having to live in such close quarters with him.' she thought. Turing to look at Naruto she found him going through his bags and drawers making sure everything was in the right place. 'He's grown since grade school.' she thought. Slowly Sasu examined her "husband". His blond hair had a golden hue he didn't have as a child and was a bit longer than it used to be. 'Still messy and unkempt though, would it kill him to use a brush once in a while.' She thought, as she chuckled. "Same old Naru." she mumbled as continued her observation and unpacking. 'His shoulders are wider and more defined. And he does have a nice chest. I'm willing to bet there is a six pack under that shirt as well.' The smile on her face began to widen as she thoughts continued to run away with her. Naruto bent over to pick something up and Sasu's eyes widen in awe. 'Naruto grew up in all the right places. This shall be an interesting few months.' she thought as she was snapped back to reality as she heard someone knocking at their door.
"What are you staring at?" Naruto asked as he stood up and looked at her before going to check the door.
"Nothing interesting" she replied as a faint blush crept up her face. Quickly she finished unpacking. Once done she walked toward the voices that were coming from the front of the apartment.
"Yea I told her we were gonna go shopping with you guys." she heard Naruto say.
"Ok good, we're getting the cars ready so we can go." said an familiar voice. Turing the corner Sasu notice it was Sakura that was speaking, while the rest of the gang was looking around comparing their place to hers. Sakura had her hand on Naruto's shoulder as she felt up his muscles, trying to be discrete. 'Who the hell does she think she is?!' thought Sasu as she watched Sakura's failed attempt at flirting. "So where is that wife of yours?" Sakura asked in a sickly sweet voice, though the word wife was said with much distain.
"No idea. Let me go check." Naruto said as he did his best to get away from her.
"No its ok I'm sure she'll be out in a minute." she said as she grabbed for his arm again.
Annoyed that she wasn't getting the hint, from Naruto's quick escape attempt. Sasu walked into the room. She moved toward them, not noticing all of their friends watching. Everyone in the group knew how much Sasu despised Sakura and the fact that she was flirting with Naruto didn't help her at all.
"Do you think Sasu is gonna finally punch Sakura in the face." whispered Ino to her husband Shikamaru.
"I think that if not now it will be happening soon. I mean Sasu and Sakura have always been rivals in everything. The fact that she's trying to get Naru's attention right under Sasu's nose and even own apartment means war." the brunette said as he look at her.
"I agree." Kiba said adding his two cents to the conversation. Shino nodded, came up behind Kiba. A young man with a black hair and a bowl cut scurried over to the group that was slowly forming in the living room.
"Why is it that Sakura always wants to have what Sasu wants?" asked Lee.
"Because she has nothing better to do." Shino replied. "Look Sasu is talking to her." He said as they all turned to watch what would happen next.
"I feel bad for Choji man. He's married to that itch." Kiba whispered. Everyone huddled together and nodded.
"I'm right here Sakura. You were looking for me?" Sasu said as she stood next to Naruto.
"Not really. I just wanted to know if you were ready so we can go food shopping." Sakura answered with a forced smile.
"Yup I'm ready. Where is Choji by the way? He's not here." Sasu asked wanting to get her attention off of Naruto, who when Sasu arrived went into their bedroom to get his wallet and car keys. Looking around Sakura noticed he wasn't there at all.
"Damnit where did he go?" she said as she looked for him in the kitchen and knocked on the bathroom door. Ignoring Sakura, Sasu went and answered the knock at the door.
"Hey Choji, where did you go?" she asked him. The brunette at the door smiled showing her his wallet.
"I forgot my wallet since Sakura ran out the house so fast." he said as the smile on his face faded. "Why did I have to get stuck with the wicked witch of Kohana? All she talked about was me needing to stop eating those chips and junk. You need to be more like Naru-kun." He said sticking out his tongue while he shook his hips, trying to imitate her. Laughing Sasu welcomed him back into the house just as Sakura came back into the living room.
"Choji there you are I was looking for you everywhere." Sakura said politely though her eyes had darkened and was glaring.
"Sorry Sakura. I forgot the car keys, so I went back to get them. Shall we get going?" he said as he looked at everyone.
"Yea, I can't wait to cook in my new kitchen." Sasu said pushing past Sakura, nearly knocking her into the door frame. "Come one guys times a wasting." Chuckling everyone vacated the apartment.
"Give me a minute I need to lock the door." Naruto said, looking as Sasu and giving her a look. She rolled her eyes and noticed Sakura checking him out again.
"Sakura. Choji left already. You might want to hurry so you don't end up walking to the supermarket.
"Huh? Crap!" Sakura said as she ran to the stairs to catch up with Choji.
"She's like a bitch in heat." Kiba said as everyone walked to the elevator together.
"Huh what I miss?" asked Naruto, blinking confused.
"Nothing Naru. Damn you're dense sometimes." Neji said as they all took the elevator down and went food shopping.