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She touched his foot, trying to be as gentle as possible. He bit his bottom lip so he won't shout it out. She wound the bandage a few times round his foot and gave him a big smile.

"So, Naruto, you won't be able to do much the following three days. You've got yourself badly injured, you know?" The lady said.

"What? 3 days? You must be kidding! Ne, Tsunade baa-chan, what am I supposed to do then?"

"Dunno, just don't overdo your leg. You're dismissed." She waved at the door.

The blond boy picked up the crutches and left the room.

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In the hall, opposite the door, a black-haired boy raised from his chair and walked towards the blond.

"Oi Sasuke, what are you still doing here? The mission is already over."

"I wanted to make sure you could bring yourself home. Kakashi sensei asked me to look after you."

"I can take care of myself, stupid Sasuke! I'm not a baby anymore!"

Companied to his words he made an arm movement, not keeping his crutches in mind. He surely would have fallen, wasn't it for Sasuke catching him in mid-air and helping him stand up. Naruto's head flushed red from embarrassment and he made an angry face towards the black-haired boy.

"I can take care of myself." He repeated. "You didn't have to help me, I-"

"I'll take you home" Sasuke said, keeping his eyes away from Naruto's angry glare.

"What did you say?"

"I'll come with you."

Naruto protested but Sasuke griped his arm and wrapped it around his own neck. In his other hand Naruto held the crutches.

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"You can drop me here." Naruto said when they approached the apartment.

"And how are you supposed to climb up the stairs?" Sasuke asked, lifting an eyebrow.

Naruto opened his mouth but remained silent as he knew he needed the help of the other boy. Sasuke still supported Naruto with one hand. With the other he grabbed Naruto under his knees and lifted him up.

"Wha-at?" Naruto screamed, "What are you doing, stupid bastard?"

"I'm bringing you to your apartment, since you can not climb the stairs, you dobe."

Naruto began to mutter and waved with his hands. "Moron, put me down, I said."

Sasuke tightened his grip and hissed: "Do you want everyone to hear us?"

Naruto crossed his arms and turned his reddened cheeks away from Sasuke. He hated being weak but there was nothing he could do about it at the moment.

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When they arrived at Naruto's front door, Sasuke opened in one fluent movement and entered the room. He carried Naruto to the bed at the corner of his small apartment. He then laid him down on the soft sheets and kneeled down to fix the bandage around the blonds' foot. It had become loose due to the struggling. Naruto sat straight, leaning on his elbows and studied Sasuke's face.

"Thanks" he said quietly.

"It's nothing." Sasuke said, standing up, "What do you want to eat?"

"You want to cook for me?" The blond asked surprised. "Well, ramen would be ok."

"Anything but that!" the raven-haired boy replied, "I'll cook you something healthier."

As Sasuke passed Naruto on his way to the kitchen, he ran a hand trough the blond hair. For a moment Naruto stiffened and yelled angrily: "Stop teasing me, Sasuke teme!"

The other boy only snickered and disappeared trough the kitchen door, nearly missing a pillow that smacked against the doorframe.

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Dinner was delicious and Naruto was still eating while Sasuke cleaned the table. Naruto was drinking his glass of water when he heard a soft voice next to his ear.

"Do you still need your plate?" Naruto choked and couched badly. He didn't hear Sasuke coming.

"You asshole! I almost suffocated! Don't ever scare me like that!" he yelled.

Sasuke snickered and cleaned the rest of the table.