To all of you that think that this is a rip off of Close Encounters by JinnySkeans, I want to ensure you, that it wasn't intentional, really! My story doesn't have anything to do with that other story. And you'll see that for yourself, if you even give this story a chance. However, it is your opinion...
I have put quite much effort and time in writing this, so I hope you'll acknowledge my work.
Chapter 2
" Now that's so shitty..." Naruto said in a really non-supportive tone and took another bite from his slice of pizza.
" How about you help me , huh? Get your lazy ass here!" Sasuke said. He was trying to attach the wires of his new TV to the corner of the room, but was failing miserably, as he was trying to hold the nails, the hammer and the wires in one hand, while he was trying to balance on the ladder with the other, because he didn't want to end up on the floor with a broken from the hammer skull. Naruto stuffed the remaining pizza in his mouth and stood up from the oh so comfortable bed that Sasuke had assembled all by himself. He took the nails from Sasuke's hand and kept the cables near the corner of the room. The Uchiha took one of the nails and started grinding it into the wall. Soon, they were over with that and Naruto rewarded himself with another slice of the extra-large pizza from the pizzeria on the corner of the street. Sasuke, however, snorted and started moving his wardrobe. to the corner, where it would hide the cables.
" Why are you here anyway? You still have a lot of time until the end of the month."
" I don't want to leave everything for the last moment. " the boy said and successfully dragged it to its place without breaking any limb of Naruto, who was weltering on the ground.
" Or you just don't want to meet that roommate of yours..." the blonde said and Sasuke froze.
Strike for the knucklehead. He was here this early, because he wanted to avoid Sakura. Fortunately, she wasn't there yet, which Sasuke was happy about. He could work in peace with his best friend.
" Stop trying to be witty...it's not working." Sasuke said and sat on his bed. He took the last slice of pizza and chewed it lazily. He was tired from all day working on his room. Naruto, on the other side was full of energy and was jumping around, annoying the living shit out of Sasuke. At that moment, he heard female voices and cursed . The blonde obviously heard them too and tried hard not to laugh at his friend's expression.
Somebody knocked on the door.
" Go away!" Sasuke said, but Naruto hit him in the ribs and opened the door. There was a pink-haired girl with wide, angry emerald eyes, that was looking at her roommate.
" What's this? " She kicked something in the room and Sasuke looked at his soccer shoes.
" Shoes..." Sasuke said and got up from the bed. The girl looked at him furious, knowing that he was making fun of her.
" And why exactly were they in the middle of the living room?"
" Because that's my apartment."
" You...That's not your apartment! That's OUR apartment! And you'll have to keep these away from the general premises! "
Sasuke snorted, but knew that she was right. He slipped past her and entered the living room, to only see another girl. She was tall, thin, fair-skinned. She had long blonde hair and bright blue eyes.
" You must be Sakura's roommate, the jerk." she smiled politely and Sasuke snorted once again and left for the kitchen. He just wanted to be alone, or with Naruto, most. The girl screamed behind him. " I'm Ino! The best friend!"
Sasuke took a glass and filled it with water. He wasn't thirsty, yet he drank it. How the hell has it come to this?! Why was the universe so cruel. He didn't mind sharing an apartment. No. And sharing it with a girl-it was a bonus! But that girl, why did it have to be her?! They were like ice and fire, like a dog and a cat!
Naruto creeped into the room with the hugest grin Sasuke had ever seen on his face and he had seen a lot of them!
" Dude, you said she was a girl, but you didn't say she was a smokin'-hot-girl!" Naruto whispered as he approached Sasuke. He couldn't deny that. She was hot and beautiful. " And her friend just confirms my theory that gorgeous people only befriend gorgeous as well! Take us, for example! I am breathtaking and you're fine as well..."
" Naruto, shut up..." Sasuke said and sighed, as the rosette entered the kitchen, followed by the blonde.
" We need to talk."
" Is it about my sneakers? Because if it is, they're already in my room and I don't see why you are overreacting about them." Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the girl, who did the same.
" No, it's not about that. "
" Then I prefer not talking to you at all...That would make our lives better and easier."
" Stop acting like that!" the girl was suddenly angry again. " I just wanted us to be, well, not friends, but it would be nice if we didn't hate each other, don't you think? We're going to live together for a whole year, after all."
" Do you think you could do that?" Sasuke asked mockingly.
" Do you think you could do that?" Sakura shot back with a smirk, obviously happy that made him furious once again.
" Fine."
" Fine. Let''s start with the rent. Don't be late with it."
" Same goes to you!" Sasuke growled. " And don't even try furnishing the common rooms the way you want. We should...compromise."
The girls exchanged glances and finally, Sakura turned to him.
" OK, compromise. That's fine. As long as you don't throw your dirty stuff all over the house, it would be fine, I think..."
Sasuke nodded and looked at her again.
" What about the food in the house?"
" That's what I wanted to talk about, too, but we'll have time later. I have work to do now. Let's go, Ino."
Sasuke snorted, as they left the kitchen.
" I don't see why you don't like her. She seems normal, for a girl.." Naruto turned to Sasuke, who sighed.
Honestly, he didn't know. Maybe it was her behavior, her attitude. But maybe it was the fact how she reacted to him. She wasn't like other girls, who would immediately faint at the sight of him. Probably because she was even cooler than him. He had never seen a girl like her before. She was so beautiful and -
Sasuke shook his head furiously. He hated her! That was one of the reasons! She hasn't left his mind, since he met her, which was annoying as fuck. He did not like her! He did NOT like her! NO!
" Come, let's go get something to eat.." Sasuke said and Naruto opened his mouth.
" But we just ate!"
" No, YOU just ate, I only got one slice. Let's go..." Sasuke headed towards the door, when Naruto suddenly stopped.
" At least try to be friendly. Ask them if they want anything! NOW!"
" No fucking way! Let's go..."
" Teme...you better go ask them, before I tell her how you checked her out, while she was leaving the kitchen!"
Sasuke looked at his annoying friend.
" I wasn't checking her out! I was thinking..."
" Yeah right...go ask them!" Naruto demented. Sasuke didn't want to argue with him, plus, although he didn't want to agree with her, she was right. It would be easier if they were friends, or at least, not enemies.
He headed towards the other bedroom and knocked on the door.
"What is it?" he heard her from the inside of the room.
" We're going to the supermarket. You want anything?" he asked with his coldest tone. He wanted to hit himself, really. He felt stupid. After a while, Sakura answered.
" Yeah, two apples."
" Is that it?" Sasuke asked surprised and after he received an 'Aa' he snorted and returned to Naruto. "Let's go."
" Ino, give me the sheet!"
Ino handed her the blue sheets and observed her while she was putting it on the newly put bed.
" You didn't tell me he was such an eye-candy!" the blonde said accusingly.
" Ino, don't talk about him, please. He's the worst person I've ever met! He'a just a total jerk!"
" He offered to buy us food..." the blonde defended him and Sakura snorted, leaving the bed unfinished. " That was somehow..kind of him. And you said that he hated you!"
" He does!" the other girl sighed. " Don't look at me like that! You saw how he acted in the kitchen!"
" That's because you were acting the same way! He tried, you must try too! Prepare dinner or something! Or offer him help with, I don't know, hanging the curtains?"
Sakura laughed dryly.
" Fine. I'll try. Just because I don't want my first year in university to be hell!"
" That's the spirit, girl!" Ino looked at her watch. " It's 2PM, they left an hour ago! I want my fucking apple!"
She said that and in the exact same moment, they heard the door slamming. Ino looked at Sakura with the words written in her eyes. The rosette sighed and stood up. She got out of her room and went to the kitchen, where the two boys were talking about some video games. When he saw her, Sasuke pointed a bag on the table with his chin. Sakura tried to smile, but it appeared as a frown. She approached the table and in one the bag, she found about 5 kilograms apples. She looked back at her roommate confused.
" What? We took a bit more apples, because we'll eat from them as well! " Sasuke said, when she caught her gaze.
" I'll go get my purse, I'll be right back. "
" Why would you get your purse."
" Pay you the apples..." Sakura said confused.
" Are you serious?!" Sasuke turned to her, with his eyebrows raised. " You wanted two fucking apples! You don't have to pay for that...It's...alright..."
Sakura looked at him slightly surprised, She didn't expect that. However, it was her turn to be nice. She smiled brightly.
" Alright, I'll cook the dinner then! What do you like eating?"
" I got you two apples and you want to cook for me? You know, you don't have to do that..." Sasuke said, eyes widened, voice shaking from the shock.
" It's not about the apples. I'm just trying to be nice, that's all...do you eat meat? Sweets? "
" Meat -yes, sweets-never." Sasuke answered after a while.
" Ooh, I see why you're so grumpy..." the girl commented and got out of the room, before he could say anything. Sasuke, however, heard her screaming. " INO! Come, we're going to cook for tonight!"
He massaged his temple and sighed.
" She'll cook for you? Dude... . ." Naruto said and punched Sasuke's shoulder playfully.
" Shut up and come help me get the sofa up here..." Sasuke dragged Naruto out of B-building, where , on the path, a dark leather sofa was staying. He arrived to see bags, full with curtains, pillows, pictures and other stuff, covering it. " What the-"
" They're mine. I brought them to decorate the apartment." Sakura said behind him and Sasuke looked at her with disbelief.
" Ne way we're putting pink curtains...nor pink pillows!"
The girl pursed her lips in a straight line and clenched her fists. Sasuke was ready to hear her complaining, but she simply nodded.
" OK. Okay, we compromise, right? Whatever, we'll talk when I come back...let's go, Ino..."
The girls slid past the boys and soon they disappeared from their sight.
" God..." Sasuke sighed and lifted the sofa from the one side. Naruto took it on the other side and helped Sasuke bring it upstairs without saying a word about the girls.
" It's ready, boys!" Sakura called from the kitchen and Sasuke and Naruto, who have just finished with hanging the bookshelves in the living room, stared at each other and joined the girl in the kitchen. The table was set and there were three plates.
" It's spaghetti bolognese...I hope you'll like it.." the rosette said and threw her apron on one of the kitchen cabinets. She then placed herself on the nearest chair and waved to the boys to sit.
" Where's Ino?" Naruto asked friendly and picked up his fork.
" Oh, she has a date, so she had to leave sooner..." Sakura said and inserted the spaghetti in her mouth.
Sasuke thought, that spaghetti was probably the worst food if you wanted to show manners in eating. The girl, however, didn't seem to care at all. She was eating the way Sasuke ate in front of his brother and Naruto. Like a pig, in other words. So he wasn't trying to impress anybody and ate calmer than before.
" Well?" she said after a while and looked up to them. " How is it?"
" Absolutely delicious!" Naruto answered and earned himself a bright smile.
" It's...very good..." Sasuke said, after the blonde kicked him under the table.
" Thank you, guys..." Sakura said, feeling relieved.
The rest of the meal they ate in silence. After they were ready, Sakura put the dishes in the sink and turned to the boys.
" You are a culinary master!" Naruto said and Sasuke nodded unwillingly. " As much as I'd like to stay, I have to go."
" Oh, really? Pity..." Sakura said and her eyes drifted to Sasuke for a moment. She didn't want to be alone with him.
Naruto stood up and the other boy followed him into the vestibule.
" You just want to leave me alone with her, don't you, you little..." Sasuke began, but Naruto laughed.
" Yeah, Einstein, now go and be polite. She was trying to be nice all day long. She even accepted not to put the pillows! Now go and release your charm!"
With that, Naruto left and Sasuke felt the urge to kick him on the staircase. However, he returned to the kitchen. Sakura was washing the dishes. He slowly approached her and stood next to her. He took one of the dirty dishes and washed it himself. She looked up to him, quite amused.
" You're trying to be nice because Naruto asked you, or because you want it?"
" Both." Sasuke said and she smirked, while drying the already washed stuff.
" That's good...tell me about yourself. All I know is your name."
" What do you want to know about me?"
" I don't know...OK, let me start then." Sakura said and left for the living room. Sasuke felt obliged to follow her. " I lived in the suburbs of Konoha with my parents. I don't have any siblings. I like playing trivia and memorizing stuff. Which makes me a good student with high grades and stuff... I got a biology scholarship, and I plan on becoming a doctor. That's most of it.."
Sasuke though for a while.
" I lived in different countries over the years, with my brother. My parents are dead. I like walking on my own, when I have nothing else to do. I train soccer. And I will study economy in Konoha University."
" I-I'm sorry about your parents..." Sakura said and Sasuke saw compassion in her eyes.
" No need to be sorry...car accident, things happen, people die..." he said calmly and turned to the TV. " Wanna watch something? I have brought movies from home..."
I hope you now see the difference between the fanfictionsand I really hope you enjoyed reading this!
I'll try to post as soon as possible! xox
