1Dealing With Gender Confusion
...um. Okay, here's chapter 3! I love this chapter, its really good!
Chapter 3- Sleepover
"Sasuke, I'm never going to be able to find that bag in the middle of a giant beach, in the dark. It could take hours. You're just going to have to spend the night with me." Sasuke tensed against me, then kneed me in the back and got down. She began to walk unsteadily towards my house. Rubbing my sore spine, I followed.
"Sasuke, are you mad?" She leaned against the door to my apartment, panting slightly. She smirked at me.
"No, I suppose not, dobe. Just let me in the damn house." I blinked in surprise. I thought she would have been for sure. Inserting the key into the lock, I opened the door and headed for the kitchen, intent on making some ramen for dinner. I was STARVING. Sasuke called to me from the hall,
"Hey, where do you keep the towels? I need a shower. And a change of clothes. Mine are wet." The package of ramen slipped from my hands as the thought of Sasuke in MY clothes, in MY shower, using MY towels, took over my senses. It made me nervous. A GIRL was going to take a shower in my house. A girl that, if I wanted to admit it, I had feelings for. I had always felt strongly for Sasuke, but I had shoved those feelings into the back of my head, ignoring them. But I knew she didn't feel the same about me. It wasn't possible. Picking up the ramen packet, I set it on the counter and went into the hall. Sasuke stood in front of the open hall closet, a towel pressed against her face. I heard her inhale deeply, her eyes closed as she smelled the towel.
"Uh...what are you doing?" Sasuke jumped slightly, looking up. Her face was flushed a cute shade of pink. I felt myself blush.
"Oh, um, sorry. It...it smells good. So do you have any clothes I can borrow?" I nodded and went into my bedroom, pulling a pair of shorts and a t-shirt out of my closet. I tossed them to Sasuke and said,
"Bathrooms the next door on the right. The washer and dryer are in there too, if you need them." She nodded, then frowned.
"Naruto? You don't have a couch...Where am I gonna sleep?" I shrugged.
"We can figure it out after I get something to eat. I'm starving. You want some ramen?" She nodded and smiled, heading down the hall to the bathroom. I went back into the kitchen, starting the ramen. I heard the water start. Why wouldn't those stupid images of a naked Sasuke in the shower get out of my head?! I heard Sasuke saying something. Leaving the ramen to boil, I walked down the hall and stood in front of the bathroom door, listening. The door had been left a jar, and I could see Sasuke's outline through the cloudy glass of the shower door. It sounded like she was humming...suddenly, Sasuke started to sing.
"I'm not paralyzed, but I seem to be struck by you, I wanna make you move, because you're standin still! If your body matches what your eyes can do, you'd probably move right through me on my way to you!...Yeah, that sounds like Naruto..." I stifled my gasp by clamping my hand over my mouth. Did...Did Sasuke mean that the way I thought she did?
I backed away, making myself walk back into the kitchen. I noticed my ramen was about to boil over, so I turned off the burner and started making myself a bowl. Why would Sasuke say something like that? Maybe her fever was driving her insane...I sat at the table and began to eat. After a minute, I heard the water turn off. Sasuke walked in soon after, and I almost inhaled my ramen. She had chosen to ignore the clothes I had given her, instead walking around with a small towel wrapped around her body. Her normally spiked hair hung ,glistening, down around her shoulders, in sharp contrast with her pale face. Water clung to her hair and skin, making it look like she had thousands of crystals stuck to her. Dark eyes curious, she peeked into the pot on the stove, her face brightening as she saw food. She looked...sexy. Really sexy. Suddenly, images of Sasuke WITHOUT a towel, and me with no clothes, in ahem compromising positions, popped into my head. Oh, god, that was...woah. Sasuke turned around, and for some reason, she smirked. Grabbing a towel, she walked up to me and pushed my forehead, forcing me to stare at the ceiling, and dabbed at my face with a towel.
"Sasuke, what are you doing?"
"You have a nosebleed, see?" She held the towel above me, and sure enough, there was a big red stain on it. I felt my face go red. Sasuke laughed.
"So what were you thinking about, perv?" Before I could stop myself, I blurted out,
"You." Sasuke froze, staring me in confusion. Then she glanced down at herself, and her face turned bright red. Clutching at her towel, she turned and almost ran from the room. I sighed and put my head in my hands. Why couldn't I, just once, not be a total moron around a girl? Sasuke walked back in a moment later, fully clothed this time. I stared at her pleadingly as she got herself some food.
"Sasuke, I didn't mean it like-" She turned and glared at me, and I shut my mouth. Sitting at the table, she continued to glare at me as she said,
"Yeah, you did Naruto. And if you ever do something like that again, I may have to kill you." Okay, I was starting to get mad.
"Oh, so its my fault you decide to walk around in a towel, knowing that I'm a complete pervert?" Her face turned red again, and she glared at me as she devoured her ramen. Putting my empty bowl in the sink, I went to my bedroom, grabbing some blankets and throwing them on the floor. I curled up on top of them, getting comfortable. Sasuke came in and stared at me.
"What are you doing on the floor?"
"Letting you take the bed." She looked at me in surprise, then smiled. She stepped over me and lay down on the bed. After a minute of silent darkness, she said,
"Dobe, what were you thinking about exactly?" I snorted and rolled over.
"Like I'm gonna tell yo-ow, what the hell was that for?!" Sasuke had punched me in the back of the head. Hard. She snickered.
"If its so bad that you can't tell me, you deserve to be hit." She rolled over, and I could tell she had fallen asleep.
