Existing Ambience
Notes: If you haven't noticed, I'm a lame person. A very lame person. I... Had an entire chapter planned out but then I forgot it. -.-;;; That's why I have to freakin write down what I think! Grr... So you'll just have to settle for this filler while I look for my thoughts.
Thank for all the wonderful reviews!
And no the Get Well message did not contain anything of interest at all; just that, "Get Well." Not even a "Soon." I mean, come on, this is Sasuke! -.-;;
"Aa" means yes, I've heard, but in this story I've been using it as an alternate spelling of "Ah". Don't even ask; I don't know either.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
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Sasuke had always been a light sleeper, even before he started living alone and in fear of nightmares. Last night had been on a totally different level of light sleeping. He had tossed and turned, but he couldn't find a comfortable position. Then he had attempted a glass of water, a cup of warm milk, even tried a sleeping jutsu that was created for making medical patients fall asleep; he mixed up the hand seals, and hours later, he still could not get to sleep. He ended up staying up all night trying to meditate, but he could only keep seeing Naruto in his head.
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The next morning found a tightly wound, sleep deprived Uchiha heir leaning against the bridge railing. He glanced irritably in all directions; Naruto and Kakashi were late—again.
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"Hey, Sasuke-kun," Sakura said shyly, approaching him at his spot on the bridge. "Do you want to sit in the shade with me?"
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"No," Sasuke said shortly.
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"If it gets too hot again, you can sit next to me."
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"Thanks for the offer." Sasuke stayed leaned against the railing.
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Sasuke let out a breath he had not been holding when, ten minutes later, Naruto appeared, running over and waving exuberantly at Sakura. Kakashi trailed behind him with his nose buried in his orange book.
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"Sakura-chan! I'm all better now, so will you go on a date with me today?" he proposed happily.
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"Of course not!" Sakura said, huffing. "I'm waiting for my first date to be with Sasuke."
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"Aw," said Naruto, frowning. Instead, he glared at Sasuke with his squinted eyes. "You ruined my life again, bastard!"
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Sasuke glanced up at Naruto, but as soon as their eyes met, he looked away again, blushing. It felt just like when they got back from Wave Country, when they refused look each other in the eyes because of that stupid thing that Sasuke had done. His wandering mind vaguely registered the sounds of Sakura bonking Naruto's head, Naruto's cries, and Sakura reprimanding Naruto for calling the darker boy a bastard.
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"Ah, it's time for training! We're going to focus on hand to hand combat today," their jounin teacher said. His eyes curved upward joyfully, as he patted Naruto's head with his gloved hand. "So I'll be sparring with Naruto—"
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"What!" Sasuke exclaimed, bristling. "Naruto's my sparring partner though!"
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Kakashi clucked his tongue. "Possessive are we? But I can't risk you two nearly killing each other after Naruto just got over a virus."
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Sasuke grumbled, then mumbled under his breath, "I don't want to fight a girl."
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"Hm? So you want to spar me?" Kakashi said, scratching his nose and still not looking up from his book.
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"I don't want to—"
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"Yay! I get to spar with Sakura-chan today!" Naruto crowed. "Sakura-chan, don't worry, I won't be rough."
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"I wanted to be with Sasuke…" Sakura said sadly.
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"But I don't want to spar with Kaka—"
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"I'll make it short and easy on you then; if you can land a hit on me, you're free to go."
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Sasuke rolled his eyes and decided to shut his mouth.
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"So Sasuke, how was your afternoon with Naruto yesterday?"
-"Shut up," Sasuke hissed, jumping into a roundhouse kick at Kakashi, who blocked it easily.
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"I see you're quite frustrated at the moment," the older man taunted.
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"I told you to shut up!" Another forceful kick was aimed at the teacher's head. "It's nothing."
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Kakashi chuckled, even though he had put away his book to fight Sasuke. "Oh? Well, it was very kind of you to leave a get well card, though it is kind of hard to tell it was you, since you hadn't signed the card at all."
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"Rrg!" Sasuke countered one of Kakashi's punches with an uppercut to the gut.
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"Oof." Kakashi jumped back into a guarded position; he was surprised that Sasuke had managed to hit him. "You know, it's better to talk about your feelings rather than keeping them bottled up."
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Sasuke spat to the ground and ignored the other man's advice. "I hit you. That means our spar is over now, right? Can I go now?"
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Sakura chased Sasuke down to ask, "Sasuke-kun, will you eat lunch with me?"
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"No." Sasuke simply did not have time to dawdle around with girls; he had things to do after all.
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"Eat lunch with me, Sakura-chan!"
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Sasuke's eye twitched at the loud, girly voice. He paused mid-step, wondering if he should turn back and make sure that Naruto did NOT eat lunch with Sakura, though why he should even care was much beyond him.
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"I'm sorry Naruto… but the truth is, I don't want to be seen with a boy shorter than me." Ah, so Sakura was trying a new tactic now: letting Naruto down 'gently.' The boy was stubborn as hell though, and he would keep coming back for more. Sasuke's eye twitched again.
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"What do you see in that prick anyway?" Naruto asked, harrumphing. Sasuke could just see his fox faced frown and the way his arms crossed and the way Naruto would throw out his chest. "He's so cold, and he doesn't let anyone in, and—"
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"I'm still here, idiot. Don't talk about me behind my back." Naruto turned his head and stuck his tongue out at Sasuke. Sasuke shook his head at the immaturity. "How about," the dark haired boy said, "All three of us eat lunch together?"
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Naruto's ocean blue eyes lit up at that, and Sasuke felt pleased. "Would you treat?"
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"Of course not," Sasuke said. "But I guess you could pick the place to eat…"
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"Ichiraku!" Naruto said immediately.
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Sakura's mouth opened slightly. Ramen? What kind of idiot was Naruto to bring up ramen?
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"And that's how you eat ramen," Naruto concluded.
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"Che, only you would make eating ramen an art form," Sasuke grumbled, attempting to eat the noodles gracefully.
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"Yeah, Naruto. There isn't much too it. Just open your mouth," the pink haired kunoichi did this as she said it, "and put the ramen in." She sucked the noodles into her mouth, droplets of broth dispatching from the noodles.
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"But it is an art, right old man?" Naruto said to the Ichiraku owner, grinning widely. The older man just smiled back.
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"Stupid," Sasuke muttered, pushing back his bowl and standing up. "Anyway, I've got to get going now."
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"Aa, we'll see you then Sasuke!" Sakura said as he departed.
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to be continued